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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Learn or learn it?

Are both of these correct?

I studied urdu to learn.
I studied urdu to learn it.

Is learn acting as an intransitive verb?
  

Top answer

"I study U rdu to learn" is an unatural sentence. "I studied Urdu to learn it" is possible.

— Fivejedjon

  • "I study U rdu to learn" is an unatural sentence.
  • "I studied Urdu to learn it" is possible.
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"I study Urdu to learn" is an unatural sentence.

"I studied Urdu to learn it" is possible.
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fivejedjon"I study Urdu to learn" is an unatural sentence."I studied Urdu to learn it" is possible.
Thanks. The first might be unnatural, but is it grammatically correct?
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Does anyone know if it's grammatically correct?
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AnonymousDoes anyone know if it's grammatically correct?
Yes, we know.

It is, theoretically, grammatically possible, but then so is "I died yesterday".
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