Metkagram · Russian → English transfer · XPRRTR003
I agree, not I am agree
Common transfer form
✕ I am agree with the proposal.
Target English frame
✓ I agree with the proposal.
Why the error happens
Agree is a verb in English, so it does not need the copula be. Russian adjective-like phrasing can make the extra am feel natural.
What to remember
I agree / I disagree; I am in agreement is a different, more formal structure.
❌ I am agree → ✓ I agree
More examples
- ❌ We are agree on the goal. → ✓ We agree on the goal.Мы согласны по поводу цели.
- ❌ She is not agree with this point. → ✓ She does not agree with this point.Она не согласна с этим пунктом.
- ❌ I am agree with that conclusion. → ✓ I agree with that conclusion.Я согласен с этим выводом.
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