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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Eng. grammar

Is the following sentence correct,
Joe has hunger.
  

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No. Joe is hungry. In Spanish, we say, "Joe tiene hambre," which translates word for word as "Joe has hunger," but that is not a correct way to express that idea in English.

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  • No.
  • Joe is hungry.
  • In Spanish, we say, "Joe tiene hambre," which translates word for word as "Joe has hunger," but that is not a correct way to express that idea in English.
  • I'm hungry.
  • Joe is hungry.
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No. Joe is hungry. In Spanish, we say, "Joe tiene hambre," which translates word for word as "Joe has hunger," but that is not a correct way to express that idea in English.

I'm hungry.
Joe is hungry.
The children are hungry.
We were hungry.
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