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H M Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What does this sentence mean?
Could you tell me the meaning of the sentence below??
"I don't know if we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food."
I don't understand how "if" works in the sentence above...
If I try to understand the sentence literally, it means "I'm not sure whether we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food ", right??
But an interpretation in Japanese says that "We've never flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food."
Does this sentence mean so?
If so, could you tell me why??
Thank you!
"I don't know if we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food."
I don't understand how "if" works in the sentence above...
If I try to understand the sentence literally, it means "I'm not sure whether we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food ", right??
But an interpretation in Japanese says that "We've never flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food."
Does this sentence mean so?
If so, could you tell me why??
Thank you!
Top answer
H M If I try to understand the sentence literally, it means "I'm not sure whether we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food ", right?? You've substituted "not sure whether" for "don't know if", and I believe that's close enough to be considered the same meaning for our purposes. "Does this sentence mean so?
- H M If I try to understand the sentence literally, it means "I'm not sure whether we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food ", right??
- You've substituted "not sure whether" for "don't know if", and I believe that's close enough to be considered the same meaning for our purposes.
- "Does this sentence mean so?
- The Japanese interpretation is an inference from the meaning of the original sentence; it's not an exact duplicate of the meaning.
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H MIf I try to understand the sentence literally, it means "I'm not sure whether we've flown anyone to The Space Station that has not been concerned about their food ", right??You've substituted "not sure whether" for "don't know if", and I believe that's close enough to be considered the same meaning for our purposes.
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