{"id":1724,"date":"2020-10-31T10:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/blog\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2020-10-31T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T09:23:41","slug":"is-gotten-a-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/is-gotten-a-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Gotten a Word?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get is one of the most common verbs in the English language and for this reason, you need to learn about all the possible forms of this verb. One of these forms is gotten.\u00a0 The use of this form depends on your geographical location – whether it is a real word or not.<\/span>
\nIn Britain and most UK English speaking countries such as Australia, gotten has been phased out. Most people have replaced it with got. However, gotten is popular in the United States of America and Canada. So for those asking, is gotten a real word<\/a>, you’ll get a big YES. Follow this guide to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n

History of the word gotten<\/b><\/h2>\n

Although it’s commonly spoken in most parts of North America, its origin is in Britain. It was not until the late 1500s that gotten started fading out.<\/span>
\nHere are a few texts from early British writers that show the commonality of this word in middle English.<\/span>
\nTreasures that are wickedly<\/span><\/i> gotten<\/i><\/b>, profit nothinge (Myles Coverdale (Bible translation, 1535))<\/span><\/i>
\nJack Cade hath <\/span><\/i>gotten<\/i><\/b> London Bridge (William Shakespeare (Henry VI pt 2, c1591))<\/span><\/i>
\nI had <\/span>gotten<\/b> my libertye (<\/span>Walter Raleigh (letter, 1618))<\/span><\/em>
\nI have now <\/span>gotten<\/b> me a pair of new horses (<\/span>John Evelyn (letter, 1690))<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is a better word for gotten<\/b><\/h2>\n

Gotten is more frequent in American English as compared to its usage in British English. In American English, gotten is the past participle of get. Alternatively, in British English, gotten was in use way back in middle English but was dropped for the much preferred shorter version got<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nNevertheless, got is also still used in North America as a participle of get in some aspects.<\/span>
\nFor example:<\/span>
\nThe ruling party has got to change its policies.<\/span><\/em>
\nThe terrorists have got to move quickly because the FBI is on their trail.<\/span><\/em>
\nThe words got and gotten are both in use in American English. However, the got and gotten meaning changes depending on the combination with noun or verb phrases.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to use gotten<\/b><\/h2>\n

There are various forms of usage of gotten. In this guide, we shall look at the forms, have, has and had gotten. Similarly, we can also use has\/have\/had with got as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have gotten<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is only used in North America and can have three meanings. See a few examples below.<\/span>
\n1. I have gotten a season ticket to watch NFL matches <\/em><\/span>
\n(have gotten has been used to show<\/span> possession<\/b>)<\/span>
\nPossession can have an alternative of got in the same sentence for British English.<\/span>
\n2. You have gotten smarter at playing chess<\/em><\/span>
\n(Means has <\/span>become\/development<\/b>)<\/span>
\n3. I\u2019ve gotten funds to start a new business venture<\/em>
\n(Means<\/span> acquired <\/b>from somewhere).<\/span><\/p>\n

Has gotten<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Has gotten can have the same meaning with have gotten but with he or she as singular subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Had gotten as a perfect tense<\/b><\/h3>\n

The past perfect tense is created by combining had and past participle in a sentence. Since gotten is the past participle, the past perfect tense of get would therefore be taken as had gotten.<\/span>
\nExample:<\/span>
\nWe had gotten our books ready for class when the lunchbreak bell rang.<\/span><\/em>
\nThe gotten word is correct. You can rightly use it as shown above without making a grammar error. Besides, there are words such as gotted<\/a> that can be misspelled to sound like it. However, gotted meaning, according to the Urban dictionary, is to get killed.<\/span>
\nFollow this guide to understand how this verb can be integrated in your English phrases correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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