keannu
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- Dec 27, 2010
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- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
- Current Location
- South Korea
I have the below example, but it's confusing whether it is a normal past perfect or a specific time past perfect.
1. My uncle sent me an MP3 player that he had bought in Tokyo.
In Korea, the past perfect that happend prior to a past with no relationship is called "plueperfect". This is kind of different from 2 as 2 implies the past perfect is related (affecting the past) to the past.
2. I had lost my bag when I left the train.
1 is kind vague as it can be interpreted in two ways.
a. He had bought an MP3 player before he sent it to me, but his buying action may have not affected until he sent it to me.
b. He had bought it, but his purchased status still affected until he sent it to me.
Do they differentiate this kind of affecting or inaffecting past perfect or not? I'm really curious.
Thank you in advance!
1. My uncle sent me an MP3 player that he had bought in Tokyo.
In Korea, the past perfect that happend prior to a past with no relationship is called "plueperfect". This is kind of different from 2 as 2 implies the past perfect is related (affecting the past) to the past.
2. I had lost my bag when I left the train.
1 is kind vague as it can be interpreted in two ways.
a. He had bought an MP3 player before he sent it to me, but his buying action may have not affected until he sent it to me.
b. He had bought it, but his purchased status still affected until he sent it to me.
Do they differentiate this kind of affecting or inaffecting past perfect or not? I'm really curious.
Thank you in advance!