Question
Aktualisiert am
Gelöschter Nutzer
19 Jan 2016

Frage über Englisch (UK)

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Did anyone see the accident? und Did someone see the accident? ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

I'm not sure what's the difference between "anybody" and "somebody" too.
Antworten
Mehr Kommentare lesen
Igirisujin
19 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)
  • Englisch (US)

Anybody means anyone (a person) and somebody means someone (also a person).

They are often interchangeable.

"Is anybody there?"
"Is somebody there?"

Sometimes they are used differently.

"He wasn't anybody." He wasn't anyone important.

"I'm going to be somebody." I'm going to be well-known.

But in your example they have the same meaning.

Please tell me if that isn't clear. =)

Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
Gelöschter Nutzer
20 Jan 2016

Thank you so much for answering:)♡
でも、anyとsomeの違いを理解するのは少し難しいです(>_<)日本の学校では必ずsomeは肯定文、anyは疑問文と否定文に使うと習いますが、完全に間違った教育ですよね...（実際に私もそう習いました）

belthazar
20 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)

There's a tiny difference in expectation.

"Did anyone see the accident" = I'm pretty sure one of the people there saw it

"Did someone see the accident" = I don't really think anyone saw it, but I'm grasping at straws.

@Igirisujin's anybody/somebody example is similar.

"Is anybody there?" = I'm fairly sure the room's empty

"Is somebody there?" = I just heard a noise or something, so I think there's a person there. Or at least, I hope there's a person there and not, say, a ghost. =P

Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
Igirisujin
20 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)
  • Englisch (US)

@smary "any" and "some" have many different uses.

However, in your example "anyone" means "a person, no matter who", and "somebody" means "an unnamed person".

So, although "any" and "some" are distinct words, in this case they mean precisely the same.

Did anyone see the accident? = Did a person see the accident?
Did someone see the accident? = Did a person see the accident?

But "any" and "some" are not the same.

Please ask again if that isn't clear. =)

Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
Gelöschter Nutzer
20 Jan 2016

Thank you sooooo much for the detailed explanations:)♡
I completely understand!!

Igirisujin
20 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)
  • Englisch (US)

Can you tell me if I understood your Japanese correctly?

Briefly, I think you said 'At school everyone learns "any" and "some" have different meanings. Is that wrong?'

But I didn't understand what you meant by "anyとsomeの".

Thank you for your help.

0 Gefällt mir
Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
Gelöschter Nutzer
20 Jan 2016

No, I didn't want to say that. However, I couldn't translate the sentences, so I typed them in Japanese:( But I'll try it. Can you give me a little time? I'll tell you later:)

Igirisujin
20 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)
  • Englisch (US)

Please don't worry if your question has already been answered. =)

Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
Gelöschter Nutzer
20 Jan 2016

I told that
it's a little difficult for me to understand the difference between "any" and "some".
In the schools in Japan, we are learned the difference between "any" and "some" is"some" is used affirmative sentences, and "any" is used interrogative and negative sentences. But it is completely incorrect education, isn't it?
(Actually, I was learned so when I was young...) :)

I'm not sure if my sentences accurate or not:(

Igirisujin
21 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)
  • Englisch (US)

@smary Thank you so much. I hope I didn't cause you extra work. Your sentences are easy to understand.

I said:
'It's a little difficult for me to understand the difference between "any" and "some".
In the schools in Japan, we are taught the difference between "any" and "some" is "some" is used in affirmative sentences, and "any" is used in interrogative and negative sentences. But it is completely incorrect education, isn't it?
(Actually, I was taught this when I was young.)'

I can see why they taught this rule:

"Have you any bananas?"
"We have some bananas." or "We haven't any bananas."

That is a reasonable start but it is incomplete.

There are several meanings of "any" and "some" as you have discovered. As part of other words (sometimes, somebody, etc.) there are further meanings.

A full explanation would be long (!) so please ask if you have more questions. =)

Thank you again for translating for me, I really appreciate it.

Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
Gelöschter Nutzer
21 Jan 2016

Thank you so much for correcting me:)♡
I'm learning a lot thanks to you!!

Igirisujin
21 Jan 2016

  • Englisch (UK)
  • Englisch (US)

There was hardly anything to do, your English is good. I'm very happy if I can help. =)

0 Gefällt mir
Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
[Neuigkeiten] Hallo du! Die/derjenige, die/der eine Sprache lernt!

Möchten Sie wissen, wie Sie Ihre Sprachkenntnisse verbessern können❓ Alles, was Sie tun müssen, ist, Ihre Schreiben durch einen Muttersprachler korrigieren zu lassen!
Mit HiNative können Sie Ihre Schreiben kostenlos durch Muttersprachler korrigieren lassen ✍️✨.
Registrieren
Diese Frage teilen
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Did anyone see the accident? und Did someone see the accident? ?
Ähnliche Fragen
Ähnliche Fragen
Trending questions
Newest Questions (HOT)
Newest Questions
Vorherige Frage/ Nächste Frage

Stellen Sie Muttersprachlern kostenlos fragen

Kostenlos registrieren
hinative app preview balloon background image flying monga
  1. HiNative
  2. A
  3. An
  4. Anyone
  5. Was ist der Unterschied...