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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

TOO LIT vs LIGHT

LIT or LIGHT or BOTH

1 This room is too lit/light.

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There is the irregular verb 'to light' (light/lit/lit), and there's the noun/adjective 'light'. This room is too light; it is a very light room. Shall I light the lamp?

  • There is the irregular verb 'to light' (light/lit/lit), and there's the noun/adjective 'light'.
  • This room is too light; it is a very light room.
  • Shall I light the lamp?
  • I am lighting the lamp.
  • I lit the lamp just now.
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There is the irregular verb 'to light' (light/lit/lit), and there's the noun/adjective 'light'.

This room is too light; it is a very light room.

Shall I light the lamp?
I am lighting the lamp.

I lit the lamp just now.

The lamp has been lit.
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I'm looking for the adjective,
can't lit be used as an adjective?

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The (past) participle adjective is lit, but I believe lighted is also used.

A lit lamp. (A lighted lamp.)
The lamp is lit. (The lamp is lighted.)

Note that this is different in meaning from "a light lamp", which is a lamp that is bright or has little weight, while "a lit lamp" is a lamp that has been lit.
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So basically you can say both

The room is too light/lit.

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LIT or LIGHT or BOTH

1 This room is too lit/light.

I use "lit" mostly when something is on fire as intended.

You light a fire. Then the fire is lit.
You light a cigar. Then the cigar is lit.

In the case at hand, I say, "It's too bright in this room".

There is the usage "a well lit room", however.

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