Vydáno dne 16.09.2018
Víte, co znamená věta “We have some cake left”? Dnes si ukážeme dvě
užitečná spojení pro vyjádření “zbytku”.
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/ 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.
At the end of the party there was a lot of wine left.
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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
We have some cake left.
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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
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.
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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:
Složené slovo leftover/'leftəʊvə/ 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.
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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
Složené slovo leftover/'leftəʊvə/ je také přídavné jméno. Nestojí však samostatně, ale vždy před podstatným jménem:
After the party her kitchen was full of leftover food.
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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.
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She drank the wine that was left over.*30 (nebo pouze left)