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Old 29-Aug-2005, 15:00
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Default He listen to music

I want to know why we say; "He listens to music." and not "He listens music."
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Some English verbs require a preposition, and this is one of them.
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Default Re: He listen to music

Agreed.

Additionally, 'to' expresses movement towards a direction. Consider,

I am walking to the store. (my legs position me in the direction of the store)
I am listening to music. (my ears position me in the direction of the music)
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