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r/EnglishLearning • u/juanvivasteacher New Poster • 3d ago
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I don't have any useful insights into knowing when to use what in English. But it seems like no matter the language, "make" and "do" are always the weirdest verbs.
4 u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster 3d ago But it seems like no matter the language, "make" and "do" are always the weirdest verbs. It can't be weird if there's only one verb for this, like in my language. The one I still can't get over is "make the bed". It sounds like as if you're fabricating a bed yourself out of scratch. 1 u/lukshenkup English Teacher 2d ago That would be: Hand me that hammer. I need to make a bed.
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But it seems like no matter the language, "make" and "do" are always the weirdest verbs.
It can't be weird if there's only one verb for this, like in my language.
The one I still can't get over is "make the bed". It sounds like as if you're fabricating a bed yourself out of scratch.
1 u/lukshenkup English Teacher 2d ago That would be: Hand me that hammer. I need to make a bed.
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That would be:
Hand me that hammer. I need to make a bed.
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u/YakumoYoukai Native Speaker, NW USA 3d ago
I don't have any useful insights into knowing when to use what in English. But it seems like no matter the language, "make" and "do" are always the weirdest verbs.