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Englisch Begriff oder Satz:	sometime vs sometimes
Englisch Übersetzung:	At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions
Eingetragen von:	Fuad Yahya

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02:48 May 3, 2003

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Englisch Begriff oder Satz: sometime vs sometimes

bagaimana perbedaan dalam penggunaan kata sometimes dan sometime ..... ?

Im expecting for an explanation in indonesian but ...english is OK

antik

At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions

Erklärung:
Sometime:

1. At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.

2. At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime.

3. Obsolete. Sometimes.

4. Archaic. Formerly.

Sometimes:

1. At times; now and then.

2. Obsolete. At some previous time; formerly.

As you can see, there is some overlap in old usage.

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Fuad Yahya
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5 +6	At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions	Fuad Yahya
5 +3	different sexual connotations	Jonathan Spector
4	see explanation below	Kardi Kho

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At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions

Fuad Yahya
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different sexual connotations

Erklärung:
Very good question. I once wrote a note to a woman saying, "I'd like to see you after class sometime." She returned it with an 's', "I'd like to see you after class sometimes." The difference was enough for me to give up on her.

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Note added at 2003-05-03 15:04:37 (GMT)
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It should be clear that I don\'t disagree with the previous answer.

Jonathan Spector
Israel
Local time: 08:41
Muttersprache: Englisch
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see explanation below

Erklärung:
in Bahasa, sometime is suatu waktu, whereas sometimes is kadang-kadang.
you also have some time (two words)and it means beberapa/banyak waktu.

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Note added at 2003-05-03 10:10:02 (GMT)
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examples of usage:
Let\'s have dinner together sometime next week (mari makan malam bersama suatu waktu di minggu depan)
I sometimes go jogging in the morning (saya kadang2 lari pagi)
I\'m afraid it will take sometime to repair your computer (mungkin akan memakan beberapa saat untuk memperbaiki komputer anda)

HTH

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Note added at 2003-05-03 10:12:54 (GMT)
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typo

I\'m afraid it will take SOME TIME (two words, not one) to repair your computer.

Kardi Kho
Indonesien
Local time: 13:41
Muttersprache: Bahasa Indonesia

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Englisch: sometime vs sometimes

Englisch translation: At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions