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barathr
5y ago
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In some romance languages "having hunger" is literally how one expresses that someone is hungry...
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LargoLasskhyfv
5y ago
German too: "Ich habe hunger."
You could say "Ich bin hungrig." (I'm being hungry) but nobody does that.
evancox100
5y ago
Yes, for example “tengo hambre" in Spanish. But the point is how are we using English to convey these things
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