How to express: fingers at the door

tinanam0102Hi teachers,

Don't stick your fingers in the door. If someone accidentally close the door, you might hurt your fingers.

Thank you.
Tinanam

If the above sentence is a safety warning message to a child, it is awkward and unnatural. Natives probably would say " keep / get your hands away from the door"

Hi Dimsumexpress,

I tried to search the internet. There are phrases like "I slammed my finger in the door"

Does this mean "I threw my finger in the door"?

What is that space between hinges holding the door?

Thank you.

Tinanam

When you read "I slammed my fingers in in the door" it was the door that slammed, trapping the fingers.

I don't know how to describe that space, but now that you mention it, I have told my kids to keep their hands out of that space too!

Hey! Don't put your hands in there. If someone shuts the door, it will crush your fingers!

I agree this might be a little awkward, but not too unnatural. Id just be like: Don't stick your fingers in the door because they might get squashed.

Hi Grammer Geek,

Thank you for your explaination. I found this "I had my finger slammed in the car door", which has "passive" meaning. The tense is different from "I slammed my finger in the car door" (active).

1. Is the "I had my finger slammed in the car door" usage correct?

2. Do they both have the same meaning? (I slammed my finge

They mean the same but in the second one, you were no the one to shut the door. Just the poor slob whose fingers were in the way. With the first, I slammed my finger, you may have managed to shut the door on yourself (or the wind blew it shut, whatever). You can add "I got my fingers slammed in the door."

Note that we do say "the door" even thought your listener has no idea which door, t

Hi Grammar Geek,

Thank you so much. Have a good day.

Tinanam

tinanam0102I tried to search the internet. There are phrases like "I slammed my finger in the door"

Sorry for the late response. A few others already commented. So I just want to say a few words on "I slammed my finger in the door" - which certainly sounded backward. I think you may want to say " I [accidently] slammed the door on my fin

Hi Dimsumexpress,

Thank you for your pictures and words. When you say "I slammed my finger in the door" sounds backward, I have the same feeling too. Because it's very hard to imagine that in Chinese words.

"The door is also called "door jamd" -- Is "jamd" mean "jam"?

(I just realized that your name "Dimsum" is one kind of delicacy in Chinese word.)

"jam"?

tinanam0102"The door is also called "door jamd" -- Is "jamd" mean "jam"?

Actually, it's door jamb. I apologize for the typo.
Dimsum is actually a collective name for all the goodies served in the tea house. It certainly tastes better than a McMuffin.