The word “stucked” in English

by Jakub Marian

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Sometimes you may hear non-native English speakers and English-speaking children say that “something is stucked somewhere”. However, there is no such word as “stucked” in English. It is just a common mistake caused by the fact that the past participle of “stick” ends with a consonant other than “d”, “t” or “n”, which is very uncommon, even among irregular verbs. Nonetheless, the only correct form is “stuck”:

correct The key is stuck in the lock.
wrong The key is stucked in the lock.

Saying that something is “stucked” is the same kind of error as saying that a glass of water was “drunked” or that your shirt has “shrunked” (the correct forms are “drunk” and “shrunk”, respectively).

This article was based on my guide to irregular verbs in English, which deals with many similar topics. Why don’t you check it out?

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