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27 Jul 2019
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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English (US)
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How to ask someone if "A" is already dead or not?
The situation is like:
Jack passed away this morning
Bach(arrived Jack's house 5 minutes ago) is talking with Coco now
Bach: "Did he(Jack) pass away?" or "Did he pass?"
Coco: Yes, he did this morning.
→ Does it sound naturel? please give me some advice, Thank you!
Does this sound natural?
How to ask someone if "A" is already dead or not?
The situation is like:
Jack passed away this morning
Bach(arrived Jack's house 5 minutes ago) is talking with Coco now
Bach: "Did he(Jack) pass away?" or "Did he pass?"
Coco: Yes, he did this morning.
→ Does it sound naturel? please give me some advice, Thank you!
Does this sound natural?
The situation is like:
Jack passed away this morning
Bach(arrived Jack's house 5 minutes ago) is talking with Coco now
Bach: "Did he(Jack) pass away?" or "Did he pass?"
Coco: Yes, he did this morning.
→ Does it sound naturel? please give me some advice, Thank you!
Does this sound natural?
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Natural
To say did he pass is less formal but way more common.
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@pandora25 @ambivalent
thank you so much!
thank you so much!
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