existent/existing
Hello,

if I wanna express "there are many existing concepts of ...", can I just say “many concepts of... are existent” instead? or does it sound strange?

and when before noun, is there any difference between them? or people use them to describe difference kinds of things?

Thank you all.

Question

existent/existing
Hello,

if I wanna express "there are many existing concepts of ...",  can I just say “many concepts of... are existent” instead?  or does it sound strange?

and when before noun,  is there any difference between them?  or people use them to describe difference kinds of things?

Thank you all.

Answer

First Hua Yang, there is no written word "wanna". Please write "I want to". Actually, there isn't a spoken word "wanna" either unless you wish to speak poorly.

You simply use the word "exist".
EX. Many concepts of science exist today.
There are many concepts which/that exist regarding ...

Before a noun I would use "existing" but existent is used in formal writing.

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