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"open" & "opened"
As an adjective these two words have the same meaning, right?
"Open door" = "Opened door"
Is this statement correct?
19 de may. de 2011 19:19
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No.
It's true you can look at the same door and use either phrase, but an open door is a "door which is open", while an opened door is a "door which someone has opened". Passive voice. ;) So the "opened door" tells me someone is around!
19 de mayo de 2011
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an open door = a door that is open
an opened door = a door that has been opened
The difference is minimal.
20 de mayo de 2011
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Yes, they're the same thing! :)
19 de mayo de 2011
You must use "an" for "open door" - "an open door" and, I have noted that the sentence "the opened door" is used so rarely.
19 de mayo de 2011
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