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Irene
What verb should I use in this sentence "I ... to my dog" if I mean "I give food to my dog".
I want to ask you a question. What verb should I use in this sentence "I ... to my dog" if I mean "I give food to my dog". Can I say "I feed my dog"?What about squirrels? Can I say: "I feed some squirrels" or should I say in other way?
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'I feed my dog' can mean either I give my dog food and he eats it from my hand, or I give my dog food (in a bowl or something similar) and he eats it himself.
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I am trying to think of when I would say "I feed my dog" & it is difficult. When it is difficult, I wonder whether it is what people mean.
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Your dog is so thin. Do you feed it?
Yes, I feed my dog.
Yes, I give beef to my dog.
Yes, I give dog food to my dog. - not incorrect, but strange.
Yes, I feed my dog, dog-food.
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But much more natural to say something like
Yes, beef. I give chopped beef to my dog.
or better
I feed him chopped beef & uncooked bones.
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I feed squirrels in the park.
Yesterday I gave peanuts to the squirrels.
Today I am giving walnuts to the squirrels.
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They have a weekly menu. Today is Sunday, so today I give pinenuts to the squirrels.
I can use "give" as it refers to a pattern, "every Sunday I give pinenuts to the squirrels".
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Yes you can. If you are the one taking the food to its mouth, but if it's eating itself this mean "you give the dog food"
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I feed my dog.
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Give : Ataeru : 与える
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Irene
المهارات اللغوية
البلغارية, الروسية, الإسبانية, الأوكرانية
لغة التعلّم
البلغارية, الإسبانية
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