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Take a bath or Take the bath?
First I eat dinner. Then I take the bath.
When I'm talking about my routines, Is it correct to say " I take the bath" or it's always " I take a bath."?
21 Thg 06 2020 08:45
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Hello!
I would say of the two sentences " I take a bath." is better. But it would be more natural to say " I have a bath". "have" is a more natural verb in this context.
also
"a' is a determiner to indicate something general and "the" is a determiner to indicate something specific. So to say "I take the bath" means to physically take the bath with you which is not what you are trying to say.
I hope that helps!
Let me know if you would like tme to clarify further.
21 tháng 6 năm 2020
First I eat dinner. Then I take A bath.
The correct phrase is 'take a bath'. Likewise, 'take a shower'.
It would not be correct to use 'the' in this context because 'the bath' would imply a specific bath. You might possibly say something like this: "The bath I take in the evening is more relaxing than the bath I take in the morning", but that would be fairly unusual. 'The bath' would also refer to the physical bathtub itself: as in "Take off your wet clothes and put them in the bath".
NB 'Take a bath' is typical of American English. This phrase sounds quite formal and old-fashioned to English speakers from elsewhere in the world. In British/Commonwealth English, we would usually say 'have a bath'. American English speakers often use the collocation 'take + noun' where other English speakers use another verb e.g. 'take a walk' is standard in AmE, while 'go for a walk' is used elsewhere in the world.
21 tháng 6 năm 2020
Take a bath.
EDIT: In American English this is the most common.
:)
21 tháng 6 năm 2020
Take a bath
21 tháng 6 năm 2020
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