Learn English – Sins are made/done

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I'm trying to find a right word to use. Are sins made or done, maybe created? I know that I can say: 'he sinned' but i want to have the noun.

  • He (made) a sin when he killed that woman.

Please help.

Best Answer

You neither make nor do a sin. Instead, you sin or commit a sin.

He committed a sin when he killed that woman

He committed the sin of killing that woman.

He sinned when he killed that woman.

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