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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
the word hurt
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Why can we not say "it is hurt" or "it was hurt" and "is did hurt2 is correct?
Why can we not say "it is hurt" or "it was hurt" and "is did hurt2 is correct?
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We can certainly say "it is hurt" or "it was hurt" in the right context. How do you want to use them? I don't understand the last part of your question.
- We can certainly say "it is hurt" or "it was hurt" in the right context.
- How do you want to use them?
- I don't understand the last part of your question.
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We can certainly say "it is hurt" or "it was hurt" in the right context. How do you want to use them?
I don't understand the last part of your question.
I don't understand the last part of your question.
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In the passive form hurt is used like an adjective.
It was hurt.
It could get hurt.
It is hurt.
As a verb, it can be either transitive or intransitive.
It hurts. (=it makes you feel pain)
It hurt.(= it made you feel pain)
Did it hurt? (=did it make you feel pain?)
My new shirt hurts my back.( the sh
It was hurt.
It could get hurt.
It is hurt.
As a verb, it can be either transitive or intransitive.
It hurts. (=it makes you feel pain)
It hurt.(= it made you feel pain)
Did it hurt? (=did it make you feel pain?)
My new shirt hurts my back.( the sh
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The first is the passive version of (Something) hurt it -transitive.
The second is the emphatic version of It hurt - intransitive
The second is the emphatic version of It hurt - intransitive
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