Timeline for Why is it "crouching tiger hidden dragon" but not "crouching tiger hiding dragon"?
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| Feb 6, 2021 at 19:27 | comment | added | Hello Goodbye | @AIQ isn't "crouched" the same formation as "hidden", while "crouching" is the same formation as "hiding"? | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 11:27 | comment | added | AIQ | @Phantomwagerwallowgiltopus "Crouch" and "hide" both have intransitive verb forms: "The tiger crouched - ready to attack" and "He hid under the bed". However, "crouching" in "The crouching tiger" is not an intransitive verb; it is an adjective using the -ing form of the verb "crouch". "Hiding" in "The dragon is hiding from the hunters" is an intransitive verb. But in "The hiding dragon", "hiding" isn't an intransitive verb. It has the same form as "that's boiling water, she's an amazing woman, an exciting movie" - all adjectives. The adjective form of "hide" is "hidden". | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 9:38 | comment | added | HypnoticBuggyWraithVirileBevy | "sound as if it's being used as a transitive verb" but it can also be a intransitive verb, meaning to go somewhere where you hope you will not be seen or found, just like "crouch" is intransitive. | |
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| Feb 6, 2021 at 7:43 | history | answered | AIQ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |