paid for

[Offroad]

Dear teachers...

Could you please point out the difference between these two?

My appartment is half paid.
My appartment is half paid for.

Many thanks.

 

[susiedqq]

My appartment is half paid.
My appartment is half paid for.


Better: My apartment rent is half paid.
or

The lease on my apartment is half paid.

 

[Offroad]

When do we need to use 'for'?

Thanks

 

[sarat_106]

When do we need to use 'for'?

Thanks

‘For’ is basically used as a preposition, so normally it is followed by a noun, pronoun or a noun phrase, as:
What can I do for you?
I have paid $100 for that dress.
He spoke for all the members.
It can used as idiom without being followed by a noun etc. There are a few idioms in use. Here are two:
That rude remark was uncalled for. (=not required)
See this conversation:
A: Hey! What are you doing?
B: I am trying to break the seal of this box.
A: What are you doing that for? (=Why?)

 

[bhaisahab]

When do we need to use 'for'?

Thanks

If you are buying the appartment with a loan from the bank and you have paid half of the loan, you could say that your appartment is "half paid for". this would be a very common way to express it in BrE.