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yoooori
12 cze 2019

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Jak to przetłumaczyć na angielski (amerykański)? "He is seeing the snow for the first time"
Is it okay to use "see" in progressive tense?
Is it natutal?

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thatrachelkim
12 cze 2019

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@yoooori your sentence is completely correct.

You could also drop “the”
He is seeing snow for the first time.
This is a very natural sentence.

To use the word “see”

He will see snow for the first time during our vacation.
He wants to see snow for the first time during our vacation.
I have to see snow on our vacation. It will be my first time to see it.

Does this help?

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12 cze 2019

He is seeing snow for the first time.

yoooori
12 cze 2019

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@thekimfamily4 thanks a lot for your reply. By the way, I've learn that verbs like "hear" "see" are verbs that describes the state, so it can't be used in progressive tense. Grammar book says it should be rewritten like "be looking at" or "be listening to". Can you please explain more about this or can you tell me the differences btw "He's looking at snow" and "he's seeing snow"?
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thatrachelkim
12 cze 2019

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I will try my best - but maybe someone else can also respond with more information as well :)

The sentence is written properly. The challenge is that -
See and look aren’t exactly the same verb. Seeing is a more passive state and looking is more active.

You see something - you notice it.
You look at something - you give it more attention.

In English we never say “see at” but we do say “look at”.

Now about how “see” is used in this sentence:
“Be” is in the class of verbs called “being verbs”. They also include: be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being.

He’s seeing snow for the first time.

The “he’s” = he is.

He is seeing snow for the first time. So the “is” replaces the “be”. Grammatically this is ok and is how it is said.

He is seeing snow for the first time
And
He is looking at the snow for the first time
Both are written grammatically correct.

Last note - “seeing ..... for the first time”

This is a common phrase we use when someone is experiencing something for the first time.

You can say “he is looking at snow for the first time” but it isn’t what is normally used to describe a first experience.

I hope this is helpful. It’s not an easy topic.

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yoooori
12 cze 2019

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@thekimfamily4 woooow!!!!!!!
I appreciate your help! Any grammar book never covers this part. I'm so happy to get the clear answer. Thanks!!
yoooori
12 cze 2019

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@ettey27 thanks a lot!!!!:>
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