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What is the difference?
I have fear.
I have afraid.
I think that the second sentence is correct. but i don't know which is the difference.
21 de nov. de 2013 5:17
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I am afraid that you may not have understood the difference between these two words. I am not afraid of snakes, but I really don't like them. A person can have fears but they express their fears by saying that they are afraid.
21 de noviembre de 2013
2
"I have fear" is technically correct but sounds very formal. I would suggest "I am fearful [of something]."
"I have afraid" is not correct. The way to say it is "I am afraid [of something]."
Also, when you write "i don't know which is the difference." it should be "I don't know what the difference is." You can say "I don't know which is correct."
21 de noviembre de 2013
1
I have fear. <- correct
I have afraid. <- wrong
because
"fear" is a noun, while "afraid" is an "adjective"
and
you must use "to be" with it
I'm afraid
21 de noviembre de 2013
1
"Fear" is a noun or verb. As a noun, it can be either countable or uncountable.
"Afraid" is an adjective.
Ex.
All of the following are grammatically correct:
I am afraid.
I fear.
I have (a) fear.
"I have (a) fear" and "I fear" aren't really natural on their own.
You could say the following:
I'm afraid of bears.
I fear bears.
I have a fear of bears.
21 de noviembre de 2013
1
You would say "I have a fear of snakes " . You would have to add the word of .
You could say "I am afraid"
You would not say "I have afraid".
Fear is something that you can have but afraid is a state of being.
Fear can also be a verb. As in "I fear that winter will be very harsh".
21 de noviembre de 2013
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Inglés, Español
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