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If I have to give advice to my student, which of the following 2 sentences is correct?




  1. Be hunger to learn new things.

  2. Be hungry to learn new things.


Please advise.






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    You cannot "be hunger"; "be hungry" works fine.
    – Stefan
    20 hours ago






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    I think this might have been a more fitting question for English Language Learners. Cheng, I hope you'll check it out.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago






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    "Be hunger" might be used in a metaphorical sense (often with an emphasis on "be"). It's not uncommon to say something like "be the truth" or "be the river" to imply becoming "one with" an inanimate concept or entity. "Be hunger" would imply making an effort to understand hunger (presumably in others).
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  • why the downvote?
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  • @OmegaKrypton Presumably because the question shows no research, displays an obvious lack of knowledge of basic English grammar (like knowing the difference between a noun and an adjective), can be easily answered by a simple dictionary lookup, and is thus blatantly off-topic. There is ample reason to downvote this question.
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    16 hours ago
















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If I have to give advice to my student, which of the following 2 sentences is correct?




  1. Be hunger to learn new things.

  2. Be hungry to learn new things.


Please advise.






grammaticality







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  • 1




    You cannot "be hunger"; "be hungry" works fine.
    – Stefan
    20 hours ago






  • 2




    I think this might have been a more fitting question for English Language Learners. Cheng, I hope you'll check it out.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago






  • 1




    "Be hunger" might be used in a metaphorical sense (often with an emphasis on "be"). It's not uncommon to say something like "be the truth" or "be the river" to imply becoming "one with" an inanimate concept or entity. "Be hunger" would imply making an effort to understand hunger (presumably in others).
    – Hot Licks
    18 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago










  • @OmegaKrypton Presumably because the question shows no research, displays an obvious lack of knowledge of basic English grammar (like knowing the difference between a noun and an adjective), can be easily answered by a simple dictionary lookup, and is thus blatantly off-topic. There is ample reason to downvote this question.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    16 hours ago














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If I have to give advice to my student, which of the following 2 sentences is correct?




  1. Be hunger to learn new things.

  2. Be hungry to learn new things.


Please advise.






grammaticality







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If I have to give advice to my student, which of the following 2 sentences is correct?




  1. Be hunger to learn new things.

  2. Be hungry to learn new things.


Please advise.






grammaticality




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  • 1




    You cannot "be hunger"; "be hungry" works fine.
    – Stefan
    20 hours ago






  • 2




    I think this might have been a more fitting question for English Language Learners. Cheng, I hope you'll check it out.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago






  • 1




    "Be hunger" might be used in a metaphorical sense (often with an emphasis on "be"). It's not uncommon to say something like "be the truth" or "be the river" to imply becoming "one with" an inanimate concept or entity. "Be hunger" would imply making an effort to understand hunger (presumably in others).
    – Hot Licks
    18 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago










  • @OmegaKrypton Presumably because the question shows no research, displays an obvious lack of knowledge of basic English grammar (like knowing the difference between a noun and an adjective), can be easily answered by a simple dictionary lookup, and is thus blatantly off-topic. There is ample reason to downvote this question.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    16 hours ago














  • 1




    You cannot "be hunger"; "be hungry" works fine.
    – Stefan
    20 hours ago






  • 2




    I think this might have been a more fitting question for English Language Learners. Cheng, I hope you'll check it out.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago






  • 1




    "Be hunger" might be used in a metaphorical sense (often with an emphasis on "be"). It's not uncommon to say something like "be the truth" or "be the river" to imply becoming "one with" an inanimate concept or entity. "Be hunger" would imply making an effort to understand hunger (presumably in others).
    – Hot Licks
    18 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago










  • @OmegaKrypton Presumably because the question shows no research, displays an obvious lack of knowledge of basic English grammar (like knowing the difference between a noun and an adjective), can be easily answered by a simple dictionary lookup, and is thus blatantly off-topic. There is ample reason to downvote this question.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    16 hours ago








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1




You cannot "be hunger"; "be hungry" works fine.
– Stefan
20 hours ago




You cannot "be hunger"; "be hungry" works fine.
– Stefan
20 hours ago




2




2




I think this might have been a more fitting question for English Language Learners. Cheng, I hope you'll check it out.
– J.R.
19 hours ago




I think this might have been a more fitting question for English Language Learners. Cheng, I hope you'll check it out.
– J.R.
19 hours ago




1




1




"Be hunger" might be used in a metaphorical sense (often with an emphasis on "be"). It's not uncommon to say something like "be the truth" or "be the river" to imply becoming "one with" an inanimate concept or entity. "Be hunger" would imply making an effort to understand hunger (presumably in others).
– Hot Licks
18 hours ago




"Be hunger" might be used in a metaphorical sense (often with an emphasis on "be"). It's not uncommon to say something like "be the truth" or "be the river" to imply becoming "one with" an inanimate concept or entity. "Be hunger" would imply making an effort to understand hunger (presumably in others).
– Hot Licks
18 hours ago












why the downvote?
– Omega Krypton
18 hours ago




why the downvote?
– Omega Krypton
18 hours ago












@OmegaKrypton Presumably because the question shows no research, displays an obvious lack of knowledge of basic English grammar (like knowing the difference between a noun and an adjective), can be easily answered by a simple dictionary lookup, and is thus blatantly off-topic. There is ample reason to downvote this question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago




@OmegaKrypton Presumably because the question shows no research, displays an obvious lack of knowledge of basic English grammar (like knowing the difference between a noun and an adjective), can be easily answered by a simple dictionary lookup, and is thus blatantly off-topic. There is ample reason to downvote this question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago










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I would say 2.



According to Cambridge Dictionary:



Hunger:




noun: the feeling you have when you need to eat




Hungry:




adjective: wanting or needing food




Usually, verb-to-be is followed by an adjective, or article + noun. The context requires the student to have instead of to be a need of knowledge, therefore the answer is 2.



P.S.




As proposed by @Jeeped, we can also "have a hunger for new things".







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    You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
    – Jeeped
    19 hours ago










  • agree, will add to ans later
    – Omega Krypton
    19 hours ago










  • Thanks for the replies.
    – cheng
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote, please?
    – Omega Krypton
    17 hours ago



















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In English, students are said to be thirsty for knowledge;




thirst for knowledge

curiosity that motivates investigation and study





  • He spent much of the day in the city’s library, where his thirst for knowledge first developed.


  • His home is a reflection of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and to continually discover and inhabit a sense of wonder.




Source: Vocabulary.com



The following link has some synonyms for "thirst of knowledge"






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  • I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago


















2 Answers
2






active

oldest

votes








2 Answers
2






active

oldest

votes









active

oldest

votes






active

oldest

votes









1














I would say 2.



According to Cambridge Dictionary:



Hunger:




noun: the feeling you have when you need to eat




Hungry:




adjective: wanting or needing food




Usually, verb-to-be is followed by an adjective, or article + noun. The context requires the student to have instead of to be a need of knowledge, therefore the answer is 2.



P.S.




As proposed by @Jeeped, we can also "have a hunger for new things".







share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
    – Jeeped
    19 hours ago










  • agree, will add to ans later
    – Omega Krypton
    19 hours ago










  • Thanks for the replies.
    – cheng
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote, please?
    – Omega Krypton
    17 hours ago
















1














I would say 2.



According to Cambridge Dictionary:



Hunger:




noun: the feeling you have when you need to eat




Hungry:




adjective: wanting or needing food




Usually, verb-to-be is followed by an adjective, or article + noun. The context requires the student to have instead of to be a need of knowledge, therefore the answer is 2.



P.S.




As proposed by @Jeeped, we can also "have a hunger for new things".







share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
    – Jeeped
    19 hours ago










  • agree, will add to ans later
    – Omega Krypton
    19 hours ago










  • Thanks for the replies.
    – cheng
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote, please?
    – Omega Krypton
    17 hours ago














1












1








1






I would say 2.



According to Cambridge Dictionary:



Hunger:




noun: the feeling you have when you need to eat




Hungry:




adjective: wanting or needing food




Usually, verb-to-be is followed by an adjective, or article + noun. The context requires the student to have instead of to be a need of knowledge, therefore the answer is 2.



P.S.




As proposed by @Jeeped, we can also "have a hunger for new things".







share|improve this answer














I would say 2.



According to Cambridge Dictionary:



Hunger:




noun: the feeling you have when you need to eat




Hungry:




adjective: wanting or needing food




Usually, verb-to-be is followed by an adjective, or article + noun. The context requires the student to have instead of to be a need of knowledge, therefore the answer is 2.



P.S.




As proposed by @Jeeped, we can also "have a hunger for new things".








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answered 20 hours ago









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  • 1




    You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
    – Jeeped
    19 hours ago










  • agree, will add to ans later
    – Omega Krypton
    19 hours ago










  • Thanks for the replies.
    – cheng
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote, please?
    – Omega Krypton
    17 hours ago














  • 1




    You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
    – Jeeped
    19 hours ago










  • agree, will add to ans later
    – Omega Krypton
    19 hours ago










  • Thanks for the replies.
    – cheng
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote, please?
    – Omega Krypton
    17 hours ago








1




1




You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
– Jeeped
19 hours ago




You could metaphorically 'have a hunger for new things'.
– Jeeped
19 hours ago












agree, will add to ans later
– Omega Krypton
19 hours ago




agree, will add to ans later
– Omega Krypton
19 hours ago












Thanks for the replies.
– cheng
19 hours ago




Thanks for the replies.
– cheng
19 hours ago












why the downvote, please?
– Omega Krypton
17 hours ago




why the downvote, please?
– Omega Krypton
17 hours ago













1














In English, students are said to be thirsty for knowledge;




thirst for knowledge

curiosity that motivates investigation and study





  • He spent much of the day in the city’s library, where his thirst for knowledge first developed.


  • His home is a reflection of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and to continually discover and inhabit a sense of wonder.




Source: Vocabulary.com



The following link has some synonyms for "thirst of knowledge"






share|improve this answer





















  • I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago
















1














In English, students are said to be thirsty for knowledge;




thirst for knowledge

curiosity that motivates investigation and study





  • He spent much of the day in the city’s library, where his thirst for knowledge first developed.


  • His home is a reflection of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and to continually discover and inhabit a sense of wonder.




Source: Vocabulary.com



The following link has some synonyms for "thirst of knowledge"






share|improve this answer





















  • I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago














1












1








1






In English, students are said to be thirsty for knowledge;




thirst for knowledge

curiosity that motivates investigation and study





  • He spent much of the day in the city’s library, where his thirst for knowledge first developed.


  • His home is a reflection of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and to continually discover and inhabit a sense of wonder.




Source: Vocabulary.com



The following link has some synonyms for "thirst of knowledge"






share|improve this answer












In English, students are said to be thirsty for knowledge;




thirst for knowledge

curiosity that motivates investigation and study





  • He spent much of the day in the city’s library, where his thirst for knowledge first developed.


  • His home is a reflection of his insatiable thirst for knowledge and to continually discover and inhabit a sense of wonder.




Source: Vocabulary.com



The following link has some synonyms for "thirst of knowledge"







share|improve this answer












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  • I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago


















  • I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
    – J.R.
    19 hours ago










  • why the downvote?
    – Omega Krypton
    18 hours ago
















I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
– J.R.
19 hours ago




I agree that thirst works, but hunger works, also. Either one can be used for any sense of yearning.
– J.R.
19 hours ago












why the downvote?
– Omega Krypton
18 hours ago




why the downvote?
– Omega Krypton
18 hours ago



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