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2021年1月13日

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when I want to use "cold" to mean cold winds/a low temperature as opposed to flue, should I always add "the" before cold?

e.g.
I hate cold.
cold is really getting to me.
my house keeps out cold really well.
flowers all withered in severe cold.

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cherrytxb

2021年1月13日

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@luckyall yes, in that case it's ambiguous. Maybe you can say, "The cold I had last week almost killed me." This makes it clear that you're talking about the disease, because you as a person can't "have" the cold weather, does that make sense? Or it could be, "That cold I had almost killed me."

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rstyner

2021年1月13日

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cold as in cold temp uses "the", cold as in the disease use "a". I hate the cold of winter, it will give me a cold. a cold, btw is different than the flu. a cold does not give a fever, the flu is more serious and does.

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argxenta

2021年1月13日

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yes, to me all of those sentences only sound right if you add "the".
obviously "cold" is an adjective, but it can also be a noun meaning "cold weather", like in your sentences.

I hate the cold.
The cold is really getting to me.
My house keeps out the cold really well.
The flowers all withered in the severe cold.

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cherrytxb

2021年1月13日

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Sometimes add "the"
ex: I hate the cold. The cold is really getting to me.
Use "the" when cold is a noun
Sometimes you don't add "the"
ex: I am cold. The food is cold now.
Don't use "the" when cold is an adjective.

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luckyall

2021年1月13日

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@cherrytxb@argxenta@rstyner

the definite article "the" is usually used to talk about something that is already established beforehand.

e.g. I hate the dog.(the dog is already mentioned during or before the conversation)

but how about "I hate the cold."? I think when we say that, we are not talking about a particular cold situation. it just means that you hate being in a cold weather in general. is that right?

cherrytxb

2021年1月13日

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@luckyall yes that is correct. In this case, "the" is used because cold is originally an adjective, you have to add "the" to make it a noun.

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luckyall

2021年1月13日

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@cherrytxb I see!
then what if you want to talk about the last time you had a cold?

e.g- the cold almost killed me.

is that sentence ambiguous bc "the cold" can mean two things(the cold<weather> almost killed me OR the cold<disease> almost killed me)??

cherrytxb

2021年1月13日

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@luckyall yes, in that case it's ambiguous. Maybe you can say, "The cold I had last week almost killed me." This makes it clear that you're talking about the disease, because you as a person can't "have" the cold weather, does that make sense? Or it could be, "That cold I had almost killed me."

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2021年1月13日

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when I want to use "cold" to mean cold winds/a low temperature as opposed to flue, should I always add "the" before cold?

e.g.
I hate cold.
cold is really getting to me.
my house keeps out cold really well.
flowers all withered in severe cold.

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when I want to use "cold" to mean cold winds/a low temperature as opposed to flue, should I always add "the" before cold?e.g.I hate cold.cold is really getting to me.my house keeps out cold really well.flowers all withered in severe cold. 質問を翻訳

@luckyall yes, in that case it's ambiguous. Maybe you can say, "The cold I had last week almost killed me." This makes it clear that you're talking about the disease, because you as a person can't "have" the cold weather, does that make sense? Or it could be, "That cold I had almost killed me."

cold as in cold temp uses "the", cold as in the disease use "a". I hate the cold of winter, it will give me a cold. a cold, btw is different than the flu. a cold does not give a fever, the flu is more serious and does.

Sometimes add "the"ex: I hate the cold. The cold is really getting to me.Use "the" when cold is a nounSometimes you don't add "the"ex: I am cold. The food is cold now. Don't use "the" when cold is an adjective.

@luckyall yes that is correct. In this case, "the" is used because cold is originally an adjective, you have to add "the" to make it a noun.

@luckyall yes, in that case it's ambiguous. Maybe you can say, "The cold I had last week almost killed me." This makes it clear that you're talking about the disease, because you as a person can't "have" the cold weather, does that make sense? Or it could be, "That cold I had almost killed me."

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when I want to use "cold" to mean cold winds/a low temperature as opposed to flue, should I always add "the" before cold?

e.g.
I hate cold.
cold is really getting to me.
my house keeps out cold really well.
flowers all withered in severe cold.

Sometimes add "the"
ex: I hate the cold. The cold is really getting to me.
Use "the" when cold is a noun
Sometimes you don't add "the"
ex: I am cold. The food is cold now.
Don't use "the" when cold is an adjective.