is existed vs. exists

[Phi]

If you are asking about existence or termination of X at the current time, are " Does X still exist? " and " Is X still existed ? " the same?
I searched old treads. However, I didn't get my answer.

 

[Loob]

"Is X still existed?" is not a correct sentence, Phi.

So of your two options, only "Does X still exist?" is possible.

 

[Phi]

Thanks. I think because " exist" doesn't take objective, like" Is it DONE?" correct?
I understood that it is not gramatically correct. But is it understandable to native speakers or is it confusing and hard to figure out?

 

[Cagey]

Thanks. I think because " exist" doesn't take objective, like" Is it DONE?" correct?
I understood that it is not gramatically correct. But is it understandable to native speakers or is it confusing and hard to figure out?

You are correct that the problem is that exist doesn't take an object.

If someone asked me "Is Atlantis still existed?" I would assume that person was a non-native speaker, and answer the question as if it had been "Does Atlantis still exist?"

I don't know whether that means that the question is understandable to me or not, given that I would reformulate it in order to make sense of it and answer it.

 

[Phi]

Got it. Appreciated.