about the word with -ed?

Question

I'm learning English.

"Prof. Aton then smiled again while I just stood there, dumbfounded."

Before the "dumbfounded" is there an "I" omitted?
How should I comprehend the -ed in "dumbfounded"?

Answer 1

in my words: dumbfounded can be a verb or an adjective. in this case it is an adjective so there should not be an "I" before dumbfounded.

the way to comprehend the -ed in dumbfounded is to see how the word fits the sentence (the context of the sentence). please read my example sentences:
dumbfounded as a verb: i was dumbfounded by the array of blooming flowers. (i = subject. was dumbfounded = verb. by the array AND of blooming flowers = prepositional phrases.)
dumbfounded as an adjective: she looked dumbfounded after what had just happened. (she = subject. looked = verb. dumbfounded = adjective. after what had just happened = adverb clause.)

hope you understand better now... please click on link for definition and usage of dumbfounded :D

Answer 2

"I" is not omitted. Dumbfounded in this case is an interjection describing the state of being "I" was in. Since "I" was speaking about an event that had already happened, the -ed was consistent with the tense of the sentence.

Answer 3

The verb is 'to be dumbfounded'. The -ed does not have any tense relationship. There is no 'dumbfound'. The word 'dumbfounded' just happens to end in -ed. I hope that you will not be dumfounded by that.

Answer 4

Many times words with -ed are referring to the past (waited, smiled, laughed) In some cases, it doesn't necessarily mean that the action happened in the past - it establishes the meaning. A good way to determine if it is referring to the past is to look at the word without the -ed, and ask if that word means something that is happening in the present. For example: "I waited for the bus." If you take off the -ed, it becomes "I wait for the bus." This means I am at this moment waiting for the bus. But "I waited for the bus" means it happened in the past - the past may be less than 5 five minutes ago, or it could be five years ago. It's just not happening right now.

I hope this helps you!

Answer 5

No. You need no 'I' there. As to the 'ed', it tells reader or listener that 'it' is not pending or proposed but a 'done deal'.
Since you are 'learning' English I'll explain - 'done deal' means complete, done, finished, washed-up.

Thank you for learning the language.

P.S. - 'ed' is a suffix. (No charge for these gems.)

Answer 6

Everything is right if that is what you want to know.