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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"Learnt" as an adjective?

Dear All,

Can you use learnt/learned as an adjective? For instance,

The shock erased the learnt words from his memory.

Could you let me know, please? Thanks.
  

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Yes, the past participle of transitive verbs (those that take a direct object) are often used as adjectives.

  • Yes, the past participle of transitive verbs (those that take a direct object) are often used as adjectives.
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Yes, the past participle of transitive verbs (those that take a direct object) are often used as adjectives.
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Thank you very much, Philip!

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