somebody – valaki

something – valami

nobody – senki

nothing – semmi

anybody – bárki

anything – bármi

A legfontosabb tudnivaló minden SOME, ANY, NO + BODY/ THING kezdetű szóval kapcsolatban az, hogy kijelentő mondatban mindig a SOME-ot használjuk, kérdő mondatban az ANY-t, tagadásban pedig a NO-t (ha a főigét nem tagadjuk), illetve ANY-t (ha a főigét tagadjuk).  Nézzünk is meg néhány példát, hogy ez világosabb legyen:

I saw somebody there. – Láttam valakit ott.

I didn’t see anybody there. – Nem láttam senkit ott.

Did you see anybody there? – Láttál valakit ott?

Would you like something else? – Szeretnél valami mást?

Ahelyett a mondat helyett, hogy ‘I didn’t see anybody there’, mondhatjuk azt is, hogy ‘I saw nobody there.’, egy dologra kell csak nagyon ügyelni: duplán nem lehet tagadni, tehát azt nem mondhatod, hogy ‘I didn’t see nobody there.’ (Na jó, azért dalszövegekben például előfordul)

Az ANYBODY, SOMEBODY, NOBODY szavaknak van szinonimája is: az ANYONE, SOMEONE, NO-ONE. Ezeknek a szavaknak a jelentése ugyanaz.

Még egy utolsó dolgot jegyezz meg, mielőtt megnézzük a példákat. Az ANY szót nem csak tagadó és kérdő mondatokban lehet használni, hanem kijelentőkben is, ekkor a jelentése bármi/bárki. Például:

You can take any book. – Elviheted bármelyik könyvet. 

Anybody can do it. It’s very easy. – Bárki meg tudja csinálni. Nagyon könnyű.

És végül nézzünk meg néhány példamondatot:

Somebody told me you work here. – Valaki mondta, hogy itt dolgozol.

Nobody loves me. – Senki nem szeret engem.

Was there anybody in the house? – Volt valaki a házban?

I want something to drink. – Szeretnék inni valamit.

We don’t need anything. – Nincs szükségünk semmire.

I need nothing. – Nincs szükségem semmire. 

Would you like something to eat? – Szeretnél enni valamit?

Is there anything in your bag? – Van valami a táskádban?

Most pedig következik egy kis gyakorlás a dalszöveg segítségével.

Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) George Ezra

Tiger-Lily moved to the city

She’d just turned twenty-one

And I said, “Here’s my number, hit me up

If you’re needing anyone”

And I could be anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone

For you

Anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

Be your light

Be your light

Well, I gave her love

But it wasn’t enough

So she called me up

Just to call it off

I can’t afford to make that mistake this time

And if you’re flying over

The Serengeti

Tiger-Lily

Don’t forget me

The way I am, not the way I was

And I could be anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone

For you

Anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

Be your light

Be your light

Anyone for you

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

I could love you

I could be

Anything you want of me

And in the darkness

Of the night

Baby, let me be your light

Be your light

Be your light

I could be your light

sources (video and lyrics): George Ezra – Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) (Official Lyric Video), George Ezra, Youtube

George Ezra – “Listen to the Man”

Fill in the gaps with the words in the table.

I feel your head ……….. heavy on your single bed
I want to hear all about it
Get it all of your ………., oh
I feel the tears and you’re not alone, oh
When I hold you, well I won’t let go, oh

Why should we care for what they’re selling us anyway?
We’re so ………….. than you know, whoa
You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be ………….., babe
You don’t need of plan of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you

Your world keeps spinning and you can’t jump off
But I will catch you if you fall I can’t tell you ………..
I hate to hear that you’re feeling low
I hate to hear that you won’t come ………..

Why should we care for what they’re selling us ………….?
We’re so younger than you know, whoa
You don’t have to be there, ………
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a ……… of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s ………… you, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy, easy and a one, two, three, oh
Easy ……….. if you come with me, oh
Easy, easy and a one, two, three, four, five, six, seven eight, nine, nine, nine, nine.

You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a plan of what you …………..
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you, whoa, whoa, whoa

You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a plan of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you, whoa, whoa, whoa

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“Listen To The Man”

I feel your head resting heavy on your single bed
I want to hear all about it
Get it all off your chest, oh
I feel the tears and you’re not alone, oh
When I hold you, well I won’t let go, oh

Why should we care for what they’re selling us anyway?
We’re so younger than you know, whoa
You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a plan of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you

Your world keeps spinning and you can’t jump off
But I will catch you if you fall I can’t tell you enough
I hate to hear that you’re feeling low
I hate to hear that you won’t come home

Why should we care for what they’re selling us anyway?
We’re so younger than you know, whoa
You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a plan of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy, easy and a one, two, three, oh
Easy breezy if you come with me, oh
Easy, easy and a one, two, three, four, five, six, seven eight, nine, nine, nine, nine.

You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a plan of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you, whoa, whoa, whoa

You don’t have to be there, babe
You don’t have to be scared, babe
You don’t need a plan of what you wanna do
Won’t you listen to the man that’s loving you, whoa, whoa, whoa