MrigKash

Re-posting with corrections (and requesting the moderators to please allow this): English (as in Queen's English): "learned": a present participle that performs the role of an adjective by qualifying a following noun. "learnt": a past participle that performs the role of a adjective by qualifying a noun. These words will be participles only if used along with a helping verb, also called an auxiliary verb like "to be" or "to have." If used without an auxiliary verb, there is a possibility that the word "learnt" is actually a verb and not a participle. This depends entirely upon the sentence structure. Both these words are derived from the infinitive of the verb "to learn." While "learned" refers to a current state of acquired knowledge of the accusative noun, in this case the the noun following the word "learned;" the word "learnt" refers to a past incident that caused the accusative noun to become aware of something or gain some knowledge. Examples: "Stephen Hawkins is a learned man." [present participle: "learned;" auxiliary verb: "is" (to be)] "I have learnt a lot of things by attending this class." [past participle: "learnt;" auxiliary verb: "have" (to have)] "I learnt about it last night." [verb: "learnt;" auxiliary verb: none, not required, because "learnt" is a verb in its own right] If the sentence "I learnt about it last night," sounds confusing as to why "learnt" is a verb, try rephrasing it as "I did learn about it last night." Although there is a subtle difference between the two sentences, they convey the same meaning. N.B.: North American English is rather "liberal" in its usage of vocabulary and grammar, many of which may be considered wrong according to Queen's English. Hope this helps. [Pardon me if there is any grammatical mistake.] -Regards-

"Learnt" is a real word in English, just as mush as "gelernt" is in German. English is an Anglo-Saxon language, and one way to get a good grip of English grammar would be to study German grammar.

Thanks for the correction. I should not have used "it's." Also, it should be "a lot of things." Moreover, the closing quotes should come after the full stop. I have learnt quite a few things since writing the original post, but I am far from being a learned man.

English (as in Queen's English): "learned": a present participle that performs the role of an adjective by qualifying a following noun. "learnt": a past participle that performs the role of a adjective by qualifying a noun. These words will be participles only if used along with a helping verb, also called an auxiliary verb like "to be" or "to have". If used without an auxiliary verb, there is a possibility that the word "learnt" is actually a verb and not a participle. This depends entirely upon the sentence structure. Both these words are derived from the infinitive of the verb "to learn". While "learned" refers to a current state of acquired knowledge of the accusative noun, in this case the the noun following the word "learned"; the word "learnt" refers to a past incident that caused the accusative noun to become aware of something or gain some knowledge. Examples: "Stephen Hawkins is a learned man." [present participle: "learned"; auxiliary verb: "is" (to be)] "I have learnt a lot of thing by attending this class." [past participle: "learnt"; auxiliary verb: "have" (to have)] "I learnt about it last night." [verb: "learnt"; auxiliary verb: none, not required, because "learnt" is a verb in it's own right] If the sentence "I learnt about it last night." sounds confusing as to why "learnt" is a verb, try rephrasing it as "I did learn about it last night.". Although there is a subtle difference between the two sentences, they convey the same meaning. N.B.: North American English is rather "liberal" in it's usage of vocabulary and grammar, many of which may be considered wrong according to Queen's English. Hope this helps. [Pardon me if there is any grammatical mistake.] -Regards-