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29 oct 2015
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¿Esto suena natural? The orange tree was bearing 28 fruits.
¿Esto suena natural? The orange tree was bearing 28 fruits.
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- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
"is・was bearing" は少し不自然です。
◯ "These trees bear fruit every year"
△ "How many fruits is this tree bearing?" 言わないと思います。
◯ "How many fruits(apples) are (growing) on this tree now?"
◯ "The orange tree had 28 oranges growing on it."
◯ "The orange tree bore 28 oranges last year."
"bear" is used to indicate the successful completion of a crop (要するに "produce" = 実がなる). So, you won't say, "it is bearing fruit". A tree can be "growing fruit" (途中)
「赤ちゃんを生む」 = "to bear a child" (to give birth).
◯ My wife bore a child (生みました)
◯ Wives bear children (生む)
△ My wife is bearing a child (今生んでる途中?? "giving birth"?!)
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- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
Accidentally clicked A little unnatural. The sentence is fine and sounds natural. Sorry about that.
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Thank you for your answer anyway. :)
- Inglés (US)
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"is・was bearing" は少し不自然です。
◯ "These trees bear fruit every year"
△ "How many fruits is this tree bearing?" 言わないと思います。
◯ "How many fruits(apples) are (growing) on this tree now?"
◯ "The orange tree had 28 oranges growing on it."
◯ "The orange tree bore 28 oranges last year."
"bear" is used to indicate the successful completion of a crop (要するに "produce" = 実がなる). So, you won't say, "it is bearing fruit". A tree can be "growing fruit" (途中)
「赤ちゃんを生む」 = "to bear a child" (to give birth).
◯ My wife bore a child (生みました)
◯ Wives bear children (生む)
△ My wife is bearing a child (今生んでる途中?? "giving birth"?!)
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Thank you for your detailed explanation, Hapybrian! That makes a lot of sense and I appreciate it! :)
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