Irina
I'm bored/ I'm boring Why "I'm bored" is action, "I'm boring," it means that I boring person. Why not vice versa?
2014年6月2日 15:14
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Adjectives ending with 'ed' or 'ing' are derived from a verb. 'I am bored' -'Bored' here comes from 'to bore' in the passive voice 'I am boring' -'Boring' here comes from the present continuous form of 'to bore'. So something that is boring is the subject of 'to bore', while something that is bored is the object of 'to bore'. 'Boring' and 'bored' are so common that they have become adjectives, and can be used as such (ex. "a boring person"). However if you want to figure out what they mean, you just need to know the original verb and how to use the passive voice and present continuous.
2014年6月2日
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"I'm bored" is a feeling. Something else bores you. "I'm boring" means you are dull company. You make other people feel bored.
2014年6月2日
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"I'm bored" is an action because you are *being bored* by the lack of interesting surroundings/activities. "I'm boring" can mean that you are an uninteresting person (as in, it's an adjective). It can also be an unfinished sentence with an action: "I'm boring [him]."
2014年6月2日
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