navi tasan
Key Member
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2002
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- United States
Can one day:
1-I spent a lot of money to repair my television.
instead of:
2-I spent a lot of money to have my television repaired.
Can one day:
3-I spent a lot of money to build that house.
instead of:
4-I spent a lot of money to have that house built.
I think "1" does not work by "3" does.
I think one can't say:
5-I repaired my television.
if one had someone else do it.
but one could say:
6-I built that house.
if one paid for it to be built.
1-I spent a lot of money to repair my television.
instead of:
2-I spent a lot of money to have my television repaired.
Can one day:
3-I spent a lot of money to build that house.
instead of:
4-I spent a lot of money to have that house built.
I think "1" does not work by "3" does.
I think one can't say:
5-I repaired my television.
if one had someone else do it.
but one could say:
6-I built that house.
if one paid for it to be built.