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Liton Das Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Left to be seen

When we get to see something odd in life in Hindi language we say something I don't how to say it in English but I am stating some sentences I wish you can decode this.


The only thing remained to be seen.

The only thing left to be seen.

The only thing I had to be seen.


What is the difference between in meaning like.

Had to be seen/had to see.

Does it possibly mean. Had to be seen by someone else or someone else could have seen me, and had to see means something in past I needed/had to see.

  

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", which we use when we see something very remarkable or unexpected. Essentially, "had to see" is active and "had to be seen" is passive. For example: We visited the US, so of course we had to see the Grand Canyon.

  • ", which we use when we see something very remarkable or unexpected.
  • Essentially, "had to see" is active and "had to be seen" is passive.
  • For example: We visited the US, so of course we had to see the Grand Canyon.
  • The size of it had to be seen to be believed.
  • (active: one had to see the size of it to believe it)
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There is an expression in English "Now I've seen everything!", which we use when we see something very remarkable or unexpected.

Essentially, "had to see" is active and "had to be seen" is passive. For example:

We visited the US, so of course we had to see the Grand Canyon.
The size of it had to be seen to be believed. (active: one had to see the size of it to bel

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