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[tufguy]

Hi guys,

Can we say "I would have made him lose the match"?

 

[emsr2d2]

You can say anything you want to. You have a mouth and a tongue and a voice. Are you asking if native speakers are likely to say such a sentence? We might. What do you think it means?

 

[Rover_KE]

In what circumstances do you want to say 'I would have made him lose the match'?

 

[tufguy]

is this a correct sentence?

 

[bhaisahab]

is this a correct sentence?

Correct capitalisation please.

 

[tufguy]

Is my sentence correct?

 

[MikeNewYork]

You have been asked to provide the intended meaning. You have not yet done so.

 

[Raymott]

It's only correct if it means what you intend it to mean.
It could have several meanings consistent with it being grammatically correct.

 

[tufguy]

I want to say that "my foe is a cricket player I also play in his team but in the last match I didn't play so if I had played, I would have made him lose the match(so wjat is the meaning here).

 

[Raymott]

You've just given us your intended meaning. We were asking you!
Yes, your original sentence is a correct grammatical sentence that could mean what you want it to (if your foe is the captain).
Otherwise, you would have made your whole team lose the match, not especially your foe.

 

[tufguy]

Would it be fine to use where we want to say that team lost match because of a player but the player's intention was not this, actualy he wanted his team to win.

 

[Raymott]

Would it be fine to use where we want to say that team lost match because of a player but the player's intention was not this, actualy he wanted his team to win.

No, you might have to explain that again. You want to use "I would have made him lose the match" for a situation in which you didn't want to lose the match and you actually played. This is a totally different scenario. I'm not sure whether you're thinking about some of these questions you're asking.

 

[tufguy]

Sorry, can we say "That player made the team lose match" , but he didn't want then to lose, but because of his mistakes they lost match.

 

[Raymott]

Sorry, can we say "That player made the team lose the match" , but he didn't want then to lose, but because of his mistakes they lost match.

Yes.