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by barathr 1830 days ago
In some romance languages "having hunger" is literally how one expresses that someone is hungry...
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LargoLasskhyfv 1830 days ago
German too: "Ich habe hunger."

You could say "Ich bin hungrig." (I'm being hungry) but nobody does that.

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evancox100 1830 days ago
Yes, for example “tengo hambre" in Spanish. But the point is how are we using English to convey these things
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