gotten by me

Situation: Conversation during Watching a TV Program.

I didn’t get what she was trying to say.
please explain.

regards
Learner_2010

It means something happened and she didn’t notice it.

is it a phrase ?

how to frame the sentence using this phrase.

learner_2010

The emphasis that you place on the words in this sentence is very important:
‘It’s gotten by me,’ not ‘It’s gotten by me.’
I’d guess that it’s American in origin as ‘gotten’ is still uncommon in the UK. Here I would expect ‘It’s got by me.’

To get by someone means the same as to get past someone, sometimes without them noticing (it can be either figuratively or literally).

It shouldn’t be confused by ‘get by on or with something’, which means you cope or manage on or with that thing. "We get by on quarter of a loaf of bread each day.’

You don’t mean “still” uncommon, but that it is now uncommon. “Gotten” is one of those forms that began in Britain, were brought to America by the British, and then fell into disuse in Britain. The form “gotten” dates back to the Middle Ages, before America was settled by Europeans.

There are many “American” forms that are just British forms that have become obsolete in Britain.

Is it sensible to use [size=150]gotten[/size] in general conversation??

learner_2010

In the US and Canada, “gotten” is the standard past participle of “get”, so of course you can use it in any type of conversation and any type of writing.

Oh, I got it :slight_smile: thanks Jamie