Stative Verbs Dilemma?
Hey Everyone , I have been studying about stative and dynamic verbs lately.But I am having a really hard time apprehending the details.
I have seen almost everyone saying "I am loving it." Is this sentence appropriate to say? Well , it does look appropriate to me.But is it grammatically correct?
Because what i have read is that 'Love' is a stative verb.And stative verbs are not used in progressive aspect.
I know that there are some verbs that can be used both statively and dynamically depending on the meaning they indicate.But i have also read that 'love' does not fall under that category.
And as i have written in the start of this post "I am having a really hard time apprehending the details." Here the word "apprehend" means to understand.And "understand" also does not fall under the category of dynamic-plus-stative verbs.I have written it like that because it makes perfect sense to me.But according to what i have read , this should be grammatically wrong.
There have been a lot of posts about dynamic and stative verbs lately but none of those post have made this clear to me.Please help!
Top answer
Most stative verbs can be used in a dynamic sense. The meaning is related, but different. Here are some examples.
- Most stative verbs can be used in a dynamic sense.
- The meaning is related, but different.
- Here are some examples.
- Johnny is being good today.
- Be = behave We are having friends over for dinner tonight.
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Most stative verbs can be used in a dynamic sense. The meaning is related, but different. Here are some examples.
Johnny is being good today. Be = behave
We are having friends over for dinner tonight. Have = entertain
We are seeing our relatives next week when we go to the beach. See = meet
I am gradually understanding all
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