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1. it can have a different meaning
2. it can has a different meaning
which phrase is right? why?
1. it can have a different meaning
2. it can has a different meaning
which phrase is right? why?
2. it can has a different meaning
which phrase is right? why?
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- English (US)
The first one, "It can have a different meaning," is correct. :)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- English (US)
The first one. "Can" is the verb that agrees with "it", so the verb after it is in the infinitive form.
- English (US)
It can have a different meaning. Always use "have" after modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, should, shall, will, would
- English (US)
I think Portuguese does the same thing. Isn't it "pode ter", not "pode tem"?
- Portuguese (Brazil)
yes, it is 'pode ter' instead of 'pode tem'. But the main issue with both phrases is that I find difficult to understand when I say "it + have" and "it + has"
- English (US)
It's the same as in Portuguese:
ele tem = it has
ele pode ter = it can have
Whenever you have a modal verb (like "can") followed by another verb, the modal verb agrees with the subject and the verb after it is in the infinitive form.
- Portuguese (Brazil)
so is that the only way "it+have" is accepted?
I don't like comparing languages because Portuguese is so 'erratic' and complex that sometimes a comparison is not reliable.
I don't like comparing languages because Portuguese is so 'erratic' and complex that sometimes a comparison is not reliable.
- English (US)
Portuguese probably only seems erratic and complex to you because it's your native language and you understand the rules intuitively but don't know how to explain them. Many native English speakers think of English the same way. This is a great case for "comparing languages" because it seems that English and Portuguese work exactly the same way here.
I think when there's a modal verb is the only time when you would use "have" with "it", yes, because "it" is the subject of "can", not "have".
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- English (US)
It has = permitted
It have = not permitted
It can has = not permitted
It can have = permitted
Why? Because this:
I have
You have
He/she/it has
I can (have/jump/swim)
You can (have/jump/swim)
He/she/it can (have/jump/swim)
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