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Belinda Chen Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

It is happy that we won the game.

Can I use "happy" like this to describe things?

It is happy that we won the game.
Learning English is happy.
I think learning English is happy.
Learning English is happy to me.
  

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No, they are all incorrect. These are correct: I am happy that we won the game. Learning English makes me happy.

— GPY

  • No, they are all incorrect.
  • These are correct: I am happy that we won the game.
  • Learning English makes me happy.
  • I am happy to be learning English.
  • Most "things" cannot be "happy", but it is possible in a few cases.
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No, they are all incorrect. These are correct:

I am happy that we won the game.
Learning English makes me happy.
I am happy to be learning English.

Most "things" cannot be "happy", but it is possible in a few cases. For example, a situation, circumstance, outcome, idea etc. may be "happy". Also, when a inanimate noun effectively represents a group of
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GPYMost "things" cannot be "happy", but it is possible in a few cases.
"Happy Birthday," "Happy Anniversary," and "Happy New Year."

We are wishing that you will be happy on these special occasions, or that they will be a happy memory for you in the future.
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