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Careta Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

I like it when ....(what´s the function of it?)

Why do you use "it" in this sentence "I like "it" when she talks to me"? Can´t you just say "I like when she talks to me"? I don´t understand the need for "it". Can you explain it to me?
  

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It's an idiom, thus you need to do what the natives are doing. The meaning is approximately, IMO: I like the situation when ... I like the feeling of the situation when ...

— Marius Hancu

  • It's an idiom, thus you need to do what the natives are doing.
  • The meaning is approximately, IMO: I like the situation when ...
  • I like the feeling of the situation when ...
  • I enjoy the situation when ...
  • It replaces the stuff in blue.
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It's an idiom, thus you need to do what the natives are doing.

The meaning is approximately, IMO:

I like the situation when ...
I like the feeling of the situation when ...
I enjoy the situation when ...

It replaces the stuff in blue.
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I'd agree with Marcus. "Like" is transitive, and so requires an object; "it" here is a dummy, and supplies the verb with an object.

MrP
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