haseli22
Member
- Joined
- May 1, 2005
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- Iran
Dear teachers,
The following sentece seems quite normal to non-natives:
My bag was stolen.
But in another context I happened to see the following:
I had my bag stolen.
As a non-native person, this sentence is quite odd to me becasue I consider "had" as a causative verb and for this reason the meaning is a bit stranger for me.
Would anyone please explain this.
Thanks.
The following sentece seems quite normal to non-natives:
My bag was stolen.
But in another context I happened to see the following:
I had my bag stolen.
As a non-native person, this sentence is quite odd to me becasue I consider "had" as a causative verb and for this reason the meaning is a bit stranger for me.
Would anyone please explain this.
Thanks.