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What is the difference between I found the book easy. and I found the book easily ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I found the book easy. and I found the book easily ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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I found the book easy = I found the book easy to read or understand = この本は読みやすいと思います。
I found the book easily = The book was easily located = 簡単に本が見つかりました。
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- English (US)
"easily" is an adverb. It affects the verb in the sentence: "found". Here are some sentences that mean the same thing:
"I easily found found the book"
"It was easy to find the book"
"Finding the book was easy"
"I found the book easy" is incorrect if you want to say this. "found" is a verb so you must use an adverb, not an adjective.
But, "I found the book easy" can be used to mean something different and more complicated. It means "I found (that) the book (was) easy". Which means:
"I discovered that the book was easy"
"It was an easy book for me to read"
"Reading/Understanding the book was easy"
- English (US)
"Finding the book was easy" is also correct. "ing" makes a verb into a noun so you can use an adjective.
"Finding the book was easy" = "I found the book easily"
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