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Old 10-13-2006, 02:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Post verb"to be born"and "to bear"

could you tell me about the difference between "to be born"and "born".ex:
1.I was born in nha trang city.
2.She born me.If I write this,is it right?
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Old 10-13-2006, 09:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I think the only correct sentence is #1.




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could you tell me about the difference between "to be born"and "born".ex:
1.I was born in nha trang city.
2.She born me.If I write this,is it right?
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Old 10-14-2006, 11:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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could you tell me about the difference between "to be born"and "born".ex:
1.I was born in nha trang city.
2.She born me.If I write this,is it right?
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1 is correct.

2 should be 'she bore me'. However the use of bore in that context, athough correct, would be unusual in modern UK usage and I think you would be more likely to say 'she gave birth to me'.

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