English question

I have a question about sentence (1).

(1) I saw him eat his dinner.

Does (1) mean that I saw his dinner situation from the beginning to the end?
Or does (1) focus on the end of the event, i.e. I saw him as he finished his dinner?

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walabby · 61-69, M

It is implied that you saw him eat all of his dinner. If you said "I saw him eating his dinner", that would imply that you had one look, or maybe more than one, and at that time, he was eating.

Hidenori · 46-50, M

@walabby Thanks. That really helps. 😀