While learning the position of the adverbs in a sentence, I came across this sentence.
I am obviously not welcome here.
I'm not asking about the adverb obviously's position here, but in this sentence, the word welcome refers to verb, does not it?
It should go like this -
I am obviously not welcomed here [maybe, because I'm not invited].
Answer
"Welcome" can be a verb, and is then used accordingly:
I welcome you to my house.
I will always welcome her.
He welcomed me to his party.
But it can also be an adjective:
You are welcome in my house.
She is always welcome.
I was welcome at his party.
She made me feel welcome.
The break was a welcome relief from the hard work.
It can even be a noun:
I gave him a very warm welcome to my house.
Sometimes, you can use similar but slightly different constructions, but the meaning of your sentence will change:
I was welcome at his party.
I was welcomed at his party.
The first simply means that I was invited, or at least, my presence was appreciated, at his party. The second version indicates that someone actually bade me welcome when I arrived at the party.
To include the examples from the OP:
I am obviously not welcome here.
My presence here is obviously not appreciated. Whatever the reason, people would be happier if I did would not be here or come here.
I am obviously not welcomed here.
I might as such be welcome here, I might have an invitation to this party, but as you can see, obviously nobody is standing at the door to welcome me. (I guess I'll just sneak in and get a beer.)
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