⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 7 años
Grumbler: your translation would be possible if the sentence were "there WAS not any playing"
there were not any playing
никто из них не играл
There were about 12 children on the playground - some were texting on their phones, others were standing around talking, but there were not any playing.
Grumbler: your translation would be possible if the sentence were "there WAS not any playing"
Uly, thanks for the explanation, there's a typo in your explanation - "some where texting..."
Да, согласен