difference between "got hit" and "was hit"?
What is the difference between "got hit" and "was hit"?
ex) A: Did you hear about the accident?
B: What happened?
A: A bicycle was hit by a taxi in front of Seoul Station.
I guess "was hit" is some action done already, while "got hit" describes the state change like "come to be hit". Is it correct?
Re: difference between "got hit" and "was hit"?
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keannu
What is the difference between "got hit" and "was hit"?
ex) A: Did you hear about the accident?
B: What happened?
A: A cyclist was hit by a taxi in front of Seoul Station.
I guess "was hit" is some action done already, while "got hit" describes the state change like "come to be hit". Is it correct?
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:up: To me, they mean the same. Apart from that, got hit is more informal in many situations.
Re: difference between "got hit" and "was hit"?
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engee30
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:up: To me, they mean the same. Apart from that, got hit is more informal in many situations.
:up: ...generally right, but 'got hit' can have an implication of fault on the part of the person who was hit: 'Sometimes people get hit - usually the stupid ones.'
Adding a reflexive object pronoun makes the fault even clearer: if someone 'gets himself hit' it "ain't nobody's fault but his"! ;-)
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