Application goal: Clarifying time references.
When reporting speech, tense and pronouns may change with context. Said usually has no personal object, while told is followed by the person addressed.
Context: A changed deadline. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
When reporting speech, tense and pronouns may change with context. Said usually has no personal object, while told is followed by the person addressed.
Context: A changed deadline. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
I told the team that we should not expect approval immediately.
أخبرت الفريق بأننا لا ينبغي أن نتوقع الموافقة فورًا.
Our supervisor said that this schedule was acceptable.
قال مشرفنا إن هذا الجدول مقبول.
We wrote the dates clearly to avoid confusion about the word "tomorrow".
كتبنا التواريخ بوضوح لتجنب الالتباس بشأن كلمة «غدًا».