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20:24 Mar 25, 2003 |
Arabic to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences | |||||||
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5 +3 | taken prisoner |
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taken prisoner Explanation: About 1000 virgins from the seat of the Caliphate were taken prisoner. Notice that in this construction, you would use the singular form "prisoner" although there are 1000 of them. English is a strange language. |
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