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I want to make myself understood/understand/understandable in English.
In the sentence, which is grammatically correct, understood or understand or understandable? Thanks in advance.
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I want to make myself understood. (OK and by far most common) I want to make myself understandable. (This is similar in meaning to #1 but is rarely (if ever) used by native speakers)
- I want to make myself understood.
- (OK and by far most common) I want to make myself understandable.
- (This is similar in meaning to #1 but is rarely (if ever) used by native speakers)
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I want to make myself understood. (OK and by far most common)
I want to make myself understandable. (This is similar in meaning to #1 but is rarely (if ever) used by native speakers)
0All are grammatical, but they have different meanings and likelihoods of being used.
Only "understood" is a plausible choice.
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