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Phrasing the difference between hanging and is hung
I'm not sure of the different nuances in English (and the Italian examples don't help too much, since some of them are incorrect), but here are some ways to describe pictures on the wall:
I quadri ...
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Phrasing the difference between hanging and is hung
The pictures are hanging on the wall (focus on the status) becomes
I quadri sono appesi al muro
while The pictures are hung on the wall (focus on the act of hanging them already being completed) ...
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