To be his or not to be his.

[tufguy]

"To be his or not to be his."

"To be his shop or not to be his shop."

Could you please tell me what does it mean?

 

[tufguy]

The question is whether this shop is to be his or not to be his?

 

[Raymott]

The question is whether this shop is to be his or not to be his?

It's a poor allusion to Hamlet. If that's your intention, keep it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a bad sentence.
"Is this the shop he intends buying, or not?"

 

[tufguy]

It's a poor allusion to Hamlet. If that's your intention, keep it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a bad sentence.
"Is this the shop he intends buying, or not?"

I know what you want to say. But my question is "to be his" what does it mean? Is it used in daily conversation as well?

 

[Raymott]

It means nothing by itself. They are not sentences. Where did you find them?

 

[tufguy]

It means nothing by itself. They are not sentences. Where did you find them?

I heard it while watching a series on television.

 

[Raymott]

Well, it means nothing out of context - unless it means what I said above.

 

[tufguy]

Well, it means nothing out of context - unless it means what I said above.

Can you please write one sentence?

 

[Rover_KE]

Raymott did so in post #4.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which TV show contained this bizarre line?

 

[Raymott]

Can you please write one sentence?

Sure, what would you like in the sentence?

 

[Skrej]

Sure, what would you like in the sentence?

 

[tufguy]

Which TV show contained this bizarre line?

That was an Indian show.

 

[tufguy]

Sure, what would you like in the sentence?

I was asking for a sentence with "to be his" in it.

 

[Raymott]

"To be his doctor, you'd have to study Medicine first."

If you're looking for something similar to your original post, as I said, that's not a normal sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

He wants that Ferrari but it's really expensive. He'll have to earn a lot more than he does now in order for it to be his!