Busca entre varios profesores de Inglés...
Mehrdad
Can I say "my finger pains" instead of "my finger hurts" ?
I have never heard of "my finger pains"....but my finger is in pain
18 de nov. de 2019 15:56
Respuestas · 6
2
Standard American English - no.
"my finger pains" isn't correct.
(However, there are some dialects of English that do say that. And everyone would understand you. Just most people in the US would think that it sounds wrong.)
18 de noviembre de 2019
1
A quick Google Ngram search of British and American English for "my leg/back hurts" and "my leg/back pains me" shows that "my leg/back pains me" is specific to American English and relatively rare.
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=my+leg+hurts%2Cmy+leg+pains+me%2Cmy+back+hurts%2Cmy+back+pains+me&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=17&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cmy%20leg%20hurts%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cmy%20leg%20pains%20me%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cmy%20back%20hurts%3B%2Cc0
18 de noviembre de 2019
1
"My finger pains me" is rare and a bit archaic or dialectical, but I've seen it. I've never seen "my finger pains" without a direct object. "My finger hurts" is much, much more common.
18 de noviembre de 2019
¿No has encontrado las respuestas?
¡Escribe tus preguntas y deja que los hablantes nativos te ayuden!
Mehrdad
Competencias lingüísticas
Inglés, Francés, Alemán, Italiano, Japonés, Latín, Persa (farsi), Ruso, Español
Idioma de aprendizaje
Inglés, Francés, Alemán, Italiano, Japonés, Latín, Ruso, Español
Artículos que podrían gustarte

Santa, St. Nicholas, or Father Christmas? How Christmas Varies Across English-Speaking Countries
6 votos positivos · 4 Comentarios

Reflecting on Your Progress: Year-End Language Journal Prompts
5 votos positivos · 3 Comentarios

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
25 votos positivos · 18 Comentarios
Más artículos
