Has been mastered

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Sepmre

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Hi,

What does the expression "has been mastered" in this sentence convey?

"When one such languages has been mastered, the others will be understood as well,..."

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HanibalII

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Hi,

What does the expression "has been mastered" in this sentence convey?

"When one such languages has been mastered, the others will be understood as well,..."

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The sentence is saying they have learnt a language to a heightened/advanced level. I honestly would not say anybody has mastered a language, due to language changing all the time, and it's a lot of knowledge to acquire. But that is the general gist of it.
 

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Note that it's 'one such language[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]'.
 

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Note that it's 'one such language[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]'.

Note that the s in 'languages' has been struck through. That might not be clear on your iPhones.

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