'My job is not to be somebody's chamcha'
https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/my-job-is-not-to-be-somebodys-chamcha/20170706.htm
The Hindi word "chamcha" means sycophant .
I understand the meaning completely.
I am sorry for asking the same question but why do we need "to be" and what does it exactly mean in the context?
Does it mean to become?
Thanks
Jigneshbharati why do we need "to be" You don't need it; it is the writer's option. Jigneshbharati what does it exactly mean in the context? BE: (used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall.
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Jigneshbharatiwhy do we need "to be"
You don't need it; it is the writer's option.
Jigneshbharatiwhat does it exactly mean in the context?
BE: (used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. J