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He must be a great guy, because I can just imagine it must have been hard to let someone into your heart again.
I believe I've heard the use of 'just' in similar sentences. Is it correct and what is its use?
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The given sentence is okay. The word "just" is often used like this in English, as a non-essential intensifier or qualifier - it can be omitted from the given sentence with no loss of sense. Other examples of this kind of non-essential use of "just" (it can be omitted from all of them with no loss of sense): I just can't imagine how you could let someone into your heart again after being hurt so badly.
- The given sentence is okay.
- The word "just" is often used like this in English, as a non-essential intensifier or qualifier - it can be omitted from the given sentence with no loss of sense.
- Other examples of this kind of non-essential use of "just" (it can be omitted from all of them with no loss of sense): I just can't imagine how you could let someone into your heart again after being hurt so badly.
- I just went ahead and let him into my heart.
- It just seemed right and so I went ahead and let him into my heart.
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The given sentence is okay. The word "just" is often used like this in English, as a non-essential intensifier or qualifier - it can be omitted from the given sentence with no loss of sense. Other examples of this kind of non-essential use of "just" (it can be omitted from all of them with no loss of sense):
I just can't imagine how you could let someone into your heart again af
0Verbs of imagining (e.g., imagine, see, hear, picture) are used with 'can just' in that way.
I can just imagine his reaction.
I can just hear the roars of laughter.
I can just see her face when he told her.
I can just picture how hilarious that was.
Another series, without 'can', involves verbs of love and hate.
I just [love /
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