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Asterix Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
suffer from or suffer under?
Good morning (?) everybody out there
lately I came across the verb "suffer" which is usually followed by "from" when talking about illnesses for instance.
But what about something that has not to do with your body, like working conditions or low wages?
Is it possible to say:
a) Our children suffer from our low wages?
Or: b) Women in particular suffer from the disastrous working conditions in Mrs Sol's factory?
And what about the preposition "under"?
lately I came across the verb "suffer" which is usually followed by "from" when talking about illnesses for instance.
But what about something that has not to do with your body, like working conditions or low wages?
Is it possible to say:
a) Our children suffer from our low wages?
Or: b) Women in particular suffer from the disastrous working conditions in Mrs Sol's factory?
And what about the preposition "under"?
Top answer
I’m uncertain what your question is; however, I offer: a) Our children suffer as the result of our low wages. or (a) Our children suffer because of our low wages. b) Women in particular suffer from the disastrous working conditions in Mrs.
- I’m uncertain what your question is; however, I offer: a) Our children suffer as the result of our low wages.
- or (a) Our children suffer because of our low wages.
- b) Women in particular suffer from the disastrous working conditions in Mrs.
- Sol’s factory.
- (This is OK) Many employees in the world suffer under poor management.
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I’m uncertain what your question is; however, I offer:
a) Our children suffer as the result of our low wages.
or (a) Our children suffer because of our low wages.
b) Women in particular suffer from the disastrous working conditions in Mrs. Sol’s factory. (This is OK)
Many employees in the world suffer under poor management.
I hate to see a wounded an
a) Our children suffer as the result of our low wages.
or (a) Our children suffer because of our low wages.
b) Women in particular suffer from the disastrous working conditions in Mrs. Sol’s factory. (This is OK)
Many employees in the world suffer under poor management.
I hate to see a wounded an
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Hallo Peter,
my question was about the use of prepositions following the verb "suffer".
What you offered me is great since I was looking for alternatives to "from". Thank you very much for this! "From" does not sound right in the given contexts.
In German we use the word "under" (unter) after "suffer" (leiden) and I was wondering whether this preposition could be used here as
my question was about the use of prepositions following the verb "suffer".
What you offered me is great since I was looking for alternatives to "from". Thank you very much for this! "From" does not sound right in the given contexts.
In German we use the word "under" (unter) after "suffer" (leiden) and I was wondering whether this preposition could be used here as
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I am not bilingual, so cannot appreciate the comparison; but I feel that the preposition is used to introduce the ‘reason’ or ‘cause’ and forms part of the clause/phrase that follows “suffer”. Thus, the rules for prepositions would be examined within that clause. Here are some other examples:
I’m sorry that you have to suffer. (No reason/cause given.)
When you suffer, I also suffer. (C
I’m sorry that you have to suffer. (No reason/cause given.)
When you suffer, I also suffer. (C
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Asterixwhat about the preposition "under"?Not in those sentences. "suffer under" is rare in English compared to "suffer from".
fraze.it gives 6200 examples of "suffer from" and only 85 of "suffer under". You can look at the examples in the following links.
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What wonderful sources you have, CJ! Thank you for sharing them with me! I have used fraze.it before but not in this context. The other one is new to me, I'm going to bookmark it for further research.
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wilpeterI feel that the preposition is used to introduce the ‘reason’ or ‘cause’ and forms part of the clause/phrase that follows “suffer”.Yes, that was what I was looking for! Thank you so much for spending that much time in order to help me!!
Best wishes
Asterix
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