A Christmas Grammar Lesson：

Why does the hymn "Joy to the World" say, "the Lord is come," rather than, "the Lord has come." ?

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• 因為是永久的狀態，是一種常態吧 -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 09:04:00

• 網搜了一下 - 古英語裏come可用來表示 the state instead of the action -心存善念- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:39:35

• it's called "unaccusative intransitive verb" -心存善念- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:40:37

• which is a form that's now nearly extinct in the English languag -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:42:08

• 至少我不知道還有這樣用的 :)) -心存善念- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:49:28

• 正解。另外：the word come is an unaccusative intransitive verb -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:41:20

• 哈哈，寫完，抬頭就看見善念的帖子。還真是巧了。我們找到了相同的答案。 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:43:22

• elbow bumps :)) -心存善念- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2021 postreply 13:50:58