#VERBS

[mjgauthor]

Writing advice that changed my sentence

When I was a young writer, I was told that I often started my sentences with "there is/there was/there are." I was told to eliminate those as much as possible.

I couldn't believe how often I used them. My first novel was completely littered with them.

I learned to diversify and grow my use of verbs. Instead of the state-of-being verbs, like "is" which isn't very descriptive at all, I started using stronger verbs.

Instead of writing "There were a bunch of trees on the hill" I wrote "A cluster of trees towered over the hill."

"Towered" is a much stronger verb than "Is"

Use the state-of-being words, but if you can, try replacing them with more active verbs. You might be surprised how much your writing improves.

[agnesdelmotte]

richard serra

list of verbs for making art

[prokopetz]

Back-forming verbs from surnames based on obsolete professions is always fun. Like, the surname "Shrudler" is ultimately derived from the Middle English shriden, "to ornament or decorate (clothing)", which implies that if the term hadn't fallen out of use, the modern word for making clothing fancy would be "to shrudle". I enjoy that very much.

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

The 然's

突然，虽然，忽然. and the other 然's can often get mixed up, so here's a quick explanation of some of the most common ones!

突然 (Túrán): This means suddenly or unexpectedly

居然 (Jūrán): This kind of means suddenly, but more in the sense of "surprisingly" or to suggest disbelief at something that happened.

忽然 (Hūrán): This also means suddenly or unexpectedly, but it has a more stronger connotation.

既然 (Jìrán): This is a conjunction meaning "since" or "now that"

既然the weather is great, let's go out!

既然 you aren't busy, let's go watch a movie.

不然 (Bùrán): This means "otherwise" or "or else";

You should study, 不然 you won't do well on the exam.

虽然 (Suīrán): This means although or even though.

虽然 I'm not good at singing, I still like to go to the karaoke.

当然 (Dāngrán): 当然 means certainly or definitely and can be used as a reply:

Can you help me with A? 当然!

自然 (Zìrán): This can mean nature or naturally.

China's 自然 is very beautiful.

She speaks Chinese 得很自然.

仍然 (Réngrán): This can mean "still" or "yet".

I仍然 haven't read that book.

依然 (Yīrán): Similar to 仍然, this also means still" or "yet" but it's usually used in more formal and literary works, whereas 仍然 is more often used in spoken language.

果然 (Guǒrán): 果然 can be used to mean "indeed" or "as expected"

This movie is 果然 interesting.

竟然 (Jìngrán): This is an adverb used to suggest surprise or something unexpected.

He竟然forgot her birthday.

显然 (Xiǎnrán): This means "clearly" or "obviously".

This soup 显然 hot.

偶然 (Ǒurán): This means "accidentally" or "by chance".

We 偶然 met at the same cafe.

How many other 然's do you know about? Drop a comment!

[word-for-today]

Word for today: snarf

To steal

[skirting-board-iix]

10 Verbal Nouns in Irish that I very much enjoy

Ag Smúrthacht - prowling, slinking around the place

Ag Airneán - staying up late into the night

Ag Plobarnach - gurgling (of water or porridge)

Ag Santú - ‘greeding’ for something (((also to desire seggsually)))

Ag Slaparnach - trudging around/through shallow water/mud

Ag Spréacharnach - glittering

Ag Rógaireacht - swindling or otherwise engaging in divilment

Ag Pleidhcíocht - fooling around, messin’

Ag Goilliúint - wounding emotionally

Ag Meabhrú - brooding or pondering

warning: 🚨not caighdeán approved🚨 (also these are rough estimations of meanings and there are 100% other verbs which cover these same things please dont break my tibia)

[pompadourpink]

hiii!!! in what order should i learn the tenses in french? could you make a list, please? thanks in advance xxx

Hello,

One: learn important verbs.

Common irregular verbs: être, avoir, faire, aller, devoir, prendre, mettre, se demander

A regular verb of the first and second verbal groups to know what to do with the others: aimer, finir

Two: learn important tenses for those verbs (good news: compound verbs are made of an auxiliary conjugated in a common tense and a past participle that, although it can be feminised or pluralised, always has the same form: donné, vu, fait).

A - present indicative (j'aime - I love/I am loving) + progressive present (je suis en train d'aimer - I am loving, as we speak)

B - perfect tense (j'ai aimé - I have loved) + imperfect (j'aimais - I loved)

C - present conditional (j'aimerais - I would love) + past conditional (j'aurais aimé - I would have loved)

D - simple future (j'aimerai - I will love) + near future (je vais aimer - I am going to love)

E - present subjunctive (que j'aille - that I go) + past subjunctive (que je sois aillé - that I had gone)

F - present imperative (sois à l'heure - be on time)

Three: start learning categories of verbs (reflexive, impersonal, stative) as well as oddities (peindre, faillir, naître).

Hope this helps! x

Common verbs - verbal groups - past participles - tenses

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[senchastudying]

I learned it's easier to learn verbs in their ない form first, vs. their dictionary form first. Makes recognizing the difference between Godan and Ichidan verbs 100% easier and removes the need to "remember" the "hidden/fake/lying" verbs that parade as the other verb type. The trick to doing it is far easier and I hate how Genki teaches it in the book. Leaving me with only having to learn the conjugation patterns for Ichidan, Godan, and Irregular verbs. Far, far easier.

[frenchlitclub]

Éblouir

/e-bloo-eer/

-> to dazzle/blind

- in a positive+metaphorical sense: the image of being splashed in the face, eyes, with sudden light, a trail of glimmering stars that makes you slow bink and smile at it.

- in a negative+practical sense: coming out of the darkness of a room, like a theater, and into bright daylight, too much too soon, with no or little transition, and covering the light source with your hand over your eyes.

[strathshepard]

Richard Serra: Verb List, 1967

[petrichoremojis]

[ID: a drawing of a person wearing a pink hoodie standing next to a shelf of green rectangles. a sign above the rectangles has several dollar signs. the person is stuffing a rectangle inside of their hoodie pocket, with an arrow pointing to the action. end ID]

[ID: a drawing of two pairs of brown eyes, both with strabismus. the left eyes are facing in the same direction, while the upper right eye is facing towards the outside of the eye and the lower right eye is facing towards the inside of the eye. end ID]

[ID: a drawing of a plain yellow person standing in front of a large frame, which contains a portrait of the person. end ID]

[ID: a drawing of a plain yellow person holding a paintbrush and standing in front of a large frame, which contains a portrait of the person. end ID]

'shoplift', 'strabismus', 'portrait', and 'self-portrait'!! the last of the symbols we've done tonight lol. may make more tonight, may not

[ett-hus-i-skogen]

Verbs I really should study (part 6)

tröttna: get tired, (+på) get fed up (with) tända: light, ignite tåla: endure, tolerate upprepa: repeat uttala: pronounce vattna: water verka: work/act, seem/appear vila: rest vispa: whisk, whip vissla: whistle väva: weave växa: grow växla: exchange, vary våga: dare vårda: take care of, cherish

[schar-aac]

"organise"

image: four red squares in a neat grid and three blue circles in a neat column. there's also a few of each jumbled together. arrows go from the jumbled shapes to the neatly organised shapes

[phlebasthebroenician]

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

T - Verbs in Chinese

Tackle (an issue) - 处理 (chǔlǐ)

Take - 拿 (ná)

Talk - 说 (shuō)

Target - 瞄准 (miáozhǔn)

Teach - 教 (jiāo)

Tell - 告诉 (gàosù)

Terminate - 终止 (zhōngzhǐ)

Testify - 作证 (zuòzhèng)

Thank - 感谢 (gǎnxiè)

Think - 想 (xiǎng)

Threaten - 威胁 (wēixié)

Throw - 扔 (rēng)

Tie - 系 (jì)

Tighten - 紧 (jǐn)

Tolerate - 容忍 (róngrěn)

Touch - 触摸 (chùmō)

Train - 训练 (xùnliàn)

Transfer - 转移 (zhuǎnyí)

Transform - 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)

Translate - 翻译 (fānyì)

Transmit - 传送 (chuánsòng)

Travel - 旅行 (lǚxíng)

Tremble - 颤抖 (chàndǒu)

Trigger - 触发 (chùfā)

Trust - 信任 (xìnrèn)

Try - 尝试 (chángshì)

Type - 打字 (dǎzì)

[word-for-today]

Word for today: chode

Archaic past tense of chide