are learnt and learned different???
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Here we tend to use 'learnt'. Is it a difference between Am.E and Br. E?
Yes I think that 'learnt' and 'learned' are different.
Tom has learnt his homework off by heart.
The learned Judge gave a considered opinion.
Tom has learnt his homework off by heart.
The learned Judge gave a considered opinion.
Learned and learnt (one syllable each) mean the same thing; they are just variations on the past tense of "to learn". One form is more popular in certain places than the other, but they are equivalent.
Learned, with two syllables ("ler-ned") is a adjective that means well-educated or wise. It's a different word altogether.
Learned, with two syllables ("ler-ned") is a adjective that means well-educated or wise. It's a different word altogether.
There are three categories:
past particle (He has learned it)
past tense (He learned it)
adjective (he is learned)
I don't think that saying that "learned" has one syllable is quite accurate. The pronunciation is something like "LURN-duh". It's somewhere between one syllable and two full syllables. The adjective, however, has a strongly marked second syllable: "lur-NED" (accent on the second syllable).
In the US, "learnt" is more acceptable as a past participle than as past tense, although "learned" is preferred for both.
past particle (He has learned it)
past tense (He learned it)
adjective (he is learned)
I don't think that saying that "learned" has one syllable is quite accurate. The pronunciation is something like "LURN-duh". It's somewhere between one syllable and two full syllables. The adjective, however, has a strongly marked second syllable: "lur-NED" (accent on the second syllable).
In the US, "learnt" is more acceptable as a past participle than as past tense, although "learned" is preferred for both.