the meaning of injured

[Attila]

Hi All,

What do a native English thinks if he hears the below sentence?
Does he think that the person 'A' had an accident and that's the reason why the person 'A' is injured or...
does he think that somebody said bad things about the person 'A' and that's why the person 'A' is injured?

I'm waiting for my friends in front of the movie but only one of them comes.
I ask him where the person 'A' is. He tells me:

the person 'A' won't come, he is injured.

[Yankee]

Hi Attila

Well, your sentence 'A won't come -- he is injured' is not the way I would explain why someone isn't coming. However, if you said that to me, I would probably interpret it to mean that 'A' had been involved in some kind of accident which resulted in physical injury.
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[Attila]

Thanks,

Provided somebody says bad things about me and I will be angry with that person and don't want to speak to him for a while.

How to say?

I'm offended
or
I'm offended on him

[Yankee]

Hi Attila

You could say "I'm offended" or "He offended me" or "He has offended me".

In the first sentence, the word "offended" is an adjective.
In the second sentence, the word "offended" is a verb in the simple past tense (active voice).
In the third sentence, "has offended" is a verb in the present perfect (active voice).

You cannot say "I'm offended on him". X
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[prezbucky]

You might also say something like "I'm offended by him" or, better, "I'm offended by his words/actions (etc.)."
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[Yankee]

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Yes, those are grammatically possible, Tom. However, I purposely excluded "I'm offended by him/by his words" (simple present, passive voice) because that would suggest that 'he always or regularly offends me' or 'his words always or regularly offend me' -- which was not what Attila seemed to be describing. Attila seemed to be describing some specific offensive comments that resulted in not wanting 'to speak to him for a while'. Thus my suggestion of the the simple past or present perfect in the active voice. (He offended me/He has offended me).

I am offended --> This can be used to describe how I currently feel. (offended = adjective)

I was offended by him (simple past, passive voice) --> He offended me / Something he did or said in the past offended me.

But I suppose Attila could also say "I am offended by what he said/did"
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