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As you mentioned earlier that English is not your native language, allow me as a native English speaker to affirm the previous reply. In English, when somebody
by throwaway675309 8y ago
As you mentioned earlier that English is not your native language, allow me as a native English speaker to affirm the previous reply. In English, when somebody states that they "learned X" - while not necessarily implying mastery, certainly suggests a strong understanding of something which is emphasized by the "past simple" tense of the statement.
- drugme 8y agoYup - the past simple almost always means "did X to completion, more or less". E.g. "ate dinner", "wrote a program", "invaded France", etc. Or "learned Spanish". Some verbs have indefinite scope in this regard, however - for example "study", which is similar to "learn" but more open-ended. So to say "I studied German" doesn't imply anything about how successful the ultimate outcome was. But to say "I learned German" definitely implies you became at least reasonably proficient at it.