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Tuan0296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Verb To Be

I don't know the meaning of the verb to be " is to" and "what" in this sentence:

"Rice is to the Chinese what potatoes are to many Europeans".

Can you explain the meaning of this sentence to me.

Thanks a lot

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Hi, I don't know the meaning of the verb to be " is to" and "what" in this sentence: "Rice is to the Chinese what potatoes are to many Europeans". Can you explain the meaning of this sentence to me. Consider this simpler example.

— Clive

  • Hi, I don't know the meaning of the verb to be " is to" and "what" in this sentence: "Rice is to the Chinese what potatoes are to many Europeans".
  • Can you explain the meaning of this sentence to me.
  • Consider this simpler example.
  • Water is to a fish what air is to a man.
  • ie a fish lives in and needs water in the same way that a man lives in and needs air.
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Hi,

I don't know the meaning of the verb to be " is to" and "what" in this sentence:

"Rice is to the Chinese what potatoes are to many Europeans".

Can you explain the meaning of this sentence to me.

Consider this simpler example.

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