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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Could you please explain the meanings of the sentences?

What are the differences between the sentences?

Have you eaten toufu?

Have you eaten the toufu?

Did you ever eat toufu?

Did you ever the toufu?
  

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What are the differences between the sentences? Have you eaten toufu? -- This isn't very likely exactly as written, but asks whether the person has ever eaten the food known as tofu.

  • What are the differences between the sentences?
  • Have you eaten toufu?
  • -- This isn't very likely exactly as written, but asks whether the person has ever eaten the food known as tofu.
  • I'd be more likely to say "have you ever eaten" Have you eaten the toufu?
  • -- This refers to some specific tofu - probably what was in your refrigerator.
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What are the differences between the sentences?

Have you eaten toufu? -- This isn't very likely exactly as written, but asks whether the person has ever eaten the food known as tofu. I'd be more likely to say "have you ever eaten"


Have you eaten the toufu? -- This refers to some specific tofu - probably what was in your refrigerator. The person perhaps had told you p

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