‘BE LEFT’ (have sth left)

V dnešním článku si řekneme něco o velice užitečné vazbě, která nesouvisí se stranou vlevo left, ale s nepravidelným slovesem leave, které má tvary leave – left – left. A právě třetí tvar (příčestí minulé) left/'left//lef­t//'left//lef­t/ je základem dnešní vazby.

Pozn.: Více v článku Slovíčko LEAVE.

Jak tato vazba vznikla? Sloveso leave má mimo jiné význam nechat / ponechat a jde vlastně o trpný rod.

be left = zbýt

At the end of the party there was a lot of wine left. ^*1
All that was left was a small piece of chocolate. ^*2
There were no other people left to do it. ^*3
She ate everything that was left. ^*4
You can take all the cookies that are left. ^*5
The kids ate everything that was left of the cake. ^*6
Stop eating the biscuits. There aren't many left. ^*7
There was nothing left. ^*8  

have sth left = zbýt někomu

We have some cake left. ^*9
I only have five pounds left. ^*10
How much time do we have left? ^*11
Help yourself. We still have some sandwiches left. ^*12
How many beers do we have left? ^*13
You don't have to buy any bread. We still have some left. ^*14
I still had some dough left so I prepared one more cake. ^*15
Sorry, I can't lend you any money. I don't have much left. ^*16
After buying the house we had some money left, so we bought a new TV set. ^*17  

be left over / have left over

Často můžete slyšet i delší spojení be left over / have sth left over, která mají v podstatě stejný význam.

At the end of the party there was a lot of wine left over. ^*18
She ate everything that was left over. ^*19
After buying the house we had some money left over, so we bought a new TV set.  ^*20

Z posledního spojení také vzniká podstatné a přídavné jméno leftover:

leftovers (n) = zbytky

Složené slovo leftover/'lef­təʊvə//'leftou­və//'leftoʊvər//'lef­touvər/ je i podstatné jméno, které se používá v množném čísle:

She didn't have time to go shopping, but prepared a nice dinner from leftovers. ^*21
After the party the kitchen was full of leftovers. ^*22
If you are still hungry there are some leftovers from dinner. ^*23
Don't give the leftovers to the dog. We have proper dog food. ^*24  

leftover (adj) = zbylý

Složené slovo leftover/'lef­təʊvə//'leftou­və//'leftoʊvər//'lef­touvər/ je také přídavné jméno. Nestojí však samostatně, ale vždy před podstatným jménem:

After the party her kitchen was full of leftover food. ^*25
We used a piece of the leftover carpet and laid it in the utility room. ^*26
Meg used the leftover paint and decorated the kitchen. ^*27
You can use almost any leftover meat and vegetables to make a stew. ^*28  

Pozor tedy na leftover (jedno slovo) a left over (dvě slova):

She drank the leftover wine. ^*29
She drank the wine that was left over. ^*30 (nebo pouze left)