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16:04 Apr 12, 2011

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Linguistics / language usage

English term or phrase: any

dear members ,

i know i can say

are there any chairs here?
is there any sugar left ?

so if i say

are there any milk in the ketchen? or
is there any chair here?

are these last tow sentences correct or not?
and what is the point of saying ( is there any sugar left) since we can say (is there sugar left?)
and ( are there chairs here?)

please i need reasonable explanation to help me grasb the topic perfectly.

naizzzak KudoZ activity Questions: 20 (6 open) Answers: 5 Yemen
Local time: 22:34

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

أي من

Fatima Mohammad

5 +1

أي

Walaa Adel

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19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

أي

Explanation:
أي من

Walaa Adel
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of:

Arabic

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

أي من

Explanation:
The word ''any'' is used in negative sentences and questions, so you have used ''any'' correctly in the last two questions. But there is a mistake in the first question. It should be ''Is there any milk in the kitchen?'' because the word ''milk'' is uncountable.

When you use the word ''any'', you don't specify quantity or number.

Fatima Mohammad
Local time: 23:34
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Native speaker of:

Arabic

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