Maximum time I face this problem by saying listening music. Is there any traditional cause behind this?
Can we use listen music or listening music?
Seems there is only a slight difference, but why is listen to music the right way to say it?
Answer
Listen is an intransitive verb: it does not take a direct object. It means “be attentive to sounds”. Consequently, these are complete sentences.
I listen.
Listen! ... (This is a command, with the subject you understood.)
If you want to indicate that you are attentive to a particular kind of sound you must express this with a prepositional phrase.
I listen to music. ... Music is playing and I attend to it.
Listen for the bell. ... The bell will ring; be attentive, so you notice when that happens.
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