"Andi pergi ke toko buku tanpa celana."
Translation:Andi went to the bookstore without pants.
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Meaning: Andi went to the bookstore without a pants.
"... without a pants" , that's not correct I think.
I think that you can't use the article "a"with "pants".
"pants" is a plural noun.
It should be "without pants".
Although I honestly think that it's better to visit a bookstore wearing pants.
But, that's just me.
Yup thats right im indonesia and i learn english and that right there is no "a"
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Oh, dear. Poor Andi.
But also: pants has to be plural. It's just one of those annoying English quirks. One cannot have, or wear, or not wear "a pants."
Absolutely "a pants" is not correct. It should be "Andi went to the bookstore without pants". Not a good choice though, Andi.
I am confused. Is the bookstore out of pants, or is it Andi who is shopping while only partially dressed?
It can translated as both! The sentence just doesn't make sense in the first place lol
I don't know why so many people think this is funny when it is obvious poor Andi suffers from alzheimers.
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In British English, "pants" isn't the same item of clothing as "trousers", so I suggest "trousers" be accepted as well. There is an old joke about somebody going to the bookstore to buy trousers, unfortunately I don't remember how it went. :/
the present tense should also be accepted here, as well as 'shop' instead of 'store', which is not a natural word choice for many native english speakers. eg: andi goes to the bookshop without pants.
I hope Andi was at least wearing basketball shorts, or something close to that.
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So he was probably wearing a sarong. I wander how come, that so many English speakers are so concerned about proper Englih translations, when the main purpose is tha one gets the idea or a hint how it functions in the language one is larning.
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You can't say "a" pants in correct English but you can say "any". We talk about "a pair of pants" because the word is plural. It's weird, but that's the way it is.
Is it possible to say : "Andi go to the bookshop without pants" Is it obliged to put the sentence in the past tense?
Present tense/past tense, both are okay.
The reason it's rejected is the verb conjugation:
"Andi go ..." ==>"Andi goes ..."
While my inner 12 year old boy is laughing hysterically at this, why is it past tense, there is nothing indicating went as opposed to is going to the store, or maybe it's because pisang itu tidur???
Hi all, do you remember another funny sentence?:
"He does not touch his banana."
That's the exact reason why Andi forgot to wear his pants...
You just say "pants" you rarely use an indefinite article in a situation such as this and if you did you'd say "some pants" as pants are plural and the indefinite article in the plural is "some".
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Exibitionist probably. With a very long coat over it and opening it suddenly when people pass by...
'Goes' should be accepted as well as 'went'. There's nothing to indicate past tense.
