What is the meaning of "have left" in this passage :
"A baby robot designed to 'invoke an emotional connection' has been unveiled in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left many couples without children."
Is it used to describe causal relationship?
Thank you.
Best Answer
You are correct. It implies that the low birth rate has caused many couples to have no children. This is, of course, nonsense. It is the really other way around. It is couples deciding not to have children that has created a low birth-rate statistic.