"for" or "to"

**betterin** · 13-Apr-2007, 18:53

Which word is better, "for" or "to"? Why?

A)The tool is important to me.
B)The tool is important for me.

**Ayuda-Tulong** · 14-Apr-2007, 03:36

Originally Posted by betterin

Which word is better, "for" or "to"? Why?

A)The tool is important to me.
B)The tool is important for me.

B)The tool is important for me.

**Ayuda-Tulong** · 14-Apr-2007, 03:37

Originally Posted by betterin

Which word is better, "for" or "to"? Why?

A)The tool is important to me.
B)The tool is important for me.

B)The tool is important for me.

**betterin** · 14-Apr-2007, 09:28

Thnak you! But why. The difference?

**Ayuda-Tulong** · 16-Apr-2007, 02:58

Originally Posted by betterin

Thnak you! But why. The difference?

I really don't want to answer you this way, but the truth is that I cannot explain a grammatical reason for it.

Perhaps someone else reading this can help out, please?

**roula hatz** · 18-Apr-2007, 18:38

A) The tool is important to me.
"important" is an adjective followed by the preposition "to"

"for" can be used to replace a subjunctive:
It is important that I go to school.
It is important for me to go to school.

or after an adjective when we use a to-infinitive:
It is important (for students) to keep on trying.

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