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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Somehow vs. somewhat
A. I helped my father in his work so that I could somehow repay his hard work for my education.
B. I helped my father in his work so that I could somewhat repay his hard work for my education.
1. Which adverb is correct for the sentence above: somehow or somewhat?
2. What is the difference between them? Please give another example to show the difference.
B. I helped my father in his work so that I could somewhat repay his hard work for my education.
1. Which adverb is correct for the sentence above: somehow or somewhat?
2. What is the difference between them? Please give another example to show the difference.
Top answer
They mean different things. Somehow = in some manner. I couldn't give him money, but I could help out in his business.
- They mean different things.
- Somehow = in some manner.
- I couldn't give him money, but I could help out in his business.
- Somewhat = to some degree, partially.
- The work I did wasn't equal to what he paid for my education; it was less valuable.
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They mean different things.
Somehow = in some manner. I couldn't give him money, but I could help out in his business.
Somewhat = to some degree, partially. The work I did wasn't equal to what he paid for my education; it was less valuable.
Somehow = in some manner. I couldn't give him money, but I could help out in his business.
Somewhat = to some degree, partially. The work I did wasn't equal to what he paid for my education; it was less valuable.
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Thank you for your explanation.
As the sentence stands, which would a native speaker normally mean or use? I guess it's "somehow". Would you agree?
As the sentence stands, which would a native speaker normally mean or use? I guess it's "somehow". Would you agree?
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We would use the word that meant what we were trying to say.
As I said above, they mean different things.
It would be like saying "I sat on the desk" or "I sat next to the desk" -- which one would you say? Well, I'd say the first if I sat ON the desk, and I'd say the second if I sat NEXT TO the desk.
I would use "somewhat" if I meant partially, and "somehow" if I mean
As I said above, they mean different things.
It would be like saying "I sat on the desk" or "I sat next to the desk" -- which one would you say? Well, I'd say the first if I sat ON the desk, and I'd say the second if I sat NEXT TO the desk.
I would use "somewhat" if I meant partially, and "somehow" if I mean
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Thank you, GG. I now understand. I thought that one of the two words could be a common choice as derived from the meaning of my original sentence similar to the following where "kitchen" would be the first thing that comes to mind at first hearing about where food was cooked.
I cooked the chicken in the kitchen.
I cooked the chicken in the garden. (BBQ
I cooked the chicken in the kitchen.
I cooked the chicken in the garden. (BBQ
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