What exactly is the difference? I know you would say 'I burned my hand on the stove' instead of 'I burnt my hand on the stove...' well actually, now that i typed it I'm not that sure. Or do you say 'I'm burned out from work' or 'burnt' out?
2007-03-20 22:29:41 · 8 answers · asked by omgwtf1980 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Burned" is a verb, and should be used when one is describing an action such as "I burned my hand."
"Burnt" is an adjective and should be used when describing a quality of a noun, such as, "The clouds at sunset are a beautiful burnt orange color."
2007-03-20 22:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no difference between those two words.
The verb is 'burn' has a regular and an irregular formation.
Burn(infinitive) - burned/burnt(past tense) - burned/burnt(past participle)
The irregular form(burnt) is preferable when used as an adjective, but it's not wrong to say 'burned'.
2007-03-21 08:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by amelie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Burn in a verb and burnt is an adjective.
Burnt is like a burnt finger
Burn is like Burn the wood.
2007-03-27 22:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by ashleylam06 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Burned: verb, the action of burning something in past tense
ex: I was the one who burned down the house.
Burnt: adj, describing something that is burnt.
ex: That piece of steak looks burnt to me.
2007-03-28 19:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by rosie a 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "burnt" describes the condition of an object that has been "burned".
You would say, "I'm burned out from work."
And you could say, "At the scene of the fire, there was nothing remaining but the burnt and charred ashes of the building."
2007-03-21 05:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by C J 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Both can be used as verbs, but "burnt" is the British English version, whereas "burned" is the American English version. This also applies to dreamt/dreamed, split/spilled, spelt/spelled.
2007-03-21 05:39:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
burnt out
2007-03-27 07:58:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i really dont know
2007-03-27 16:49:58 · answer #8 · answered by berniceamoadade 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋