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drtonpa

24 May

Japanese

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Could you please confirm whether sentences are correct or incorrect?

1:Take these two medicines.
2:Take these of two medicines.
3:You can use any pens.
4:I don't like any bug.

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LiangpiLife

24 May

English (US)

1&2: it depends on the medicine. We usually say the name of the medicine (Ex. Take 2 Advils 💊💊)

3: you can use any of these pens. You can use any pen

4: I don’t like any bugs. I don’t like bugs

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everything42

24 May

English (US)

1: Correct
2: Incorrect. Maybe you want "Take two of these medicines."
3: Correct, but maybe you want "You can use any pen."
4: Correct

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drtonpa

24 May

Japanese

@tabeh0udai Thank you for your quick response!
about 1&2, for example, Can you also say that "take 2 pills", "take 2 tablets" or "take 2 powders" things like that?

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LiangpiLife

24 May

English (US)

@drtonpa :)

Yes: 2 pills
Yes: 2 tablets (but usually we don’t use that word. Instead we use the name of the medicine)
No: 2 powders.

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drtonpa

24 May

Japanese

@everything42 Thank you so much!
about 3, if I want to tell someone that the person can use several pens, I can say that "You can use some pens." or "You can use several pens."?

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drtonpa

24 May

Japanese

@everything42 2 powders is No? I wrote it like that though(:o However, your answers are so helpful. I appreciate it :)

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everything42

25 May

English (US)

@drtonpa Yes, you can say both sentences:
You can use some pens.
You can use several pens.
"Some" is more general. "Several" is also kind of general, but it is more specific than "some."

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drtonpa

25 May

Japanese

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Could you please confirm whether sentences are correct or incorrect?

1:Take these two medicines.
2:Take these of two medicines.
3:You can use any pens.
4:I don't like any bug.

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Could you please confirm whether sentences are correct or incorrect?1:Take these two medicines.2:Take these of two medicines.3:You can use any pens.4:I don't like any bug. See a translation

1&2: it depends on the medicine. We usually say the name of the medicine (Ex. Take 2 Advils 💊💊)3: you can use any of these pens. You can use any pen4: I don’t like any bugs. I don’t like bugs

1: Correct2: Incorrect. Maybe you want "Take two of these medicines."3: Correct, but maybe you want "You can use any pen."4: Correct

@drtonpa :)Yes: 2 pillsYes: 2 tablets (but usually we don’t use that word. Instead we use the name of the medicine)No: 2 powders.

@drtonpa Yes, you can say both sentences:You can use some pens.You can use several pens."Some" is more general. "Several" is also kind of general, but it is more specific than "some."

Could you please confirm whether sentences are correct or incorrect?

1:Take these two medicines.
2:Take these of two medicines.
3:You can use any pens.
4:I don't like any bug.

See a translation

1&2: it depends on the medicine. We usually say the name of the medicine (Ex. Take 2 Advils 💊💊)

3: you can use any of these pens. You can use any pen

4: I don’t like any bugs. I don’t like bugs

1: Correct
2: Incorrect. Maybe you want "Take two of these medicines."
3: Correct, but maybe you want "You can use any pen."
4: Correct

@drtonpa :)

Yes: 2 pills
Yes: 2 tablets (but usually we don’t use that word. Instead we use the name of the medicine)
No: 2 powders.

@drtonpa Yes, you can say both sentences:
You can use some pens.
You can use several pens.
"Some" is more general. "Several" is also kind of general, but it is more specific than "some."