A name on which you can trust.....

[Rollercoaster1]

A name on which you can trust.
A name you can trust upon.

Are these both sentences correct, if yes; which one is more natural?

 

[GoesStation]

"To trust" does not require or allow a preposition in that usage; it is transitive. You can trust a name, or you may find a name which you can trust, but you can't trust upon or on a name.

 

[Tdol]

I'd simply say ​A name you can trust.

Or A name that/which you can trust.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

"To trust" does not require or allow a preposition in that usage; it is transitive. You can trust a name, or you may find a name which you can trust, but you can't trust upon or on a name.

Then, why do we say "trust in God".?

 

[emsr2d2]

GoesStation said you can't trust upon or on a name. The example you gave used ​in.

Trust in God = Trust God = Put your trust in God.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

GoesStation said you can't trust upon or on a name. The example you gave used ​in.

Trust in God = Trust God = Put your trust in God.

A short context from GoesStation's post, quoting [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]"To trust" does not require or allow a preposition in that usage; it is transitive".

With all due respect, "in" is preposition in the context "trust in God".

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[GoesStation]

A short context from GoesStation's post, quoting [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]"To trust" does not require or allow a preposition in that usage; it is transitive".

With all due respect, "in" is preposition in the context "trust in God".

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I didn't word that very well. To trust is transitive in the usage I was discussing.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

I didn't word that very well. To trust is transitive in the usage I was discussing.

I absolutely got what you meant in "post#3".

I wanted to point out one thing which you wrote in your post#3, that; "trust" didn't require a preposition. So, why do we use "in" in "trust in God".?
If, "trust God" means the same as "trust in God", then why do we use preposition "in"?

 

[GoesStation]

I absolutely got what you meant in "post#3".

I wanted to point out one thing which you wrote in your post#3, that; "trust" didn't require a preposition. So, why do we use "in" in "trust in God".?
If, "trust God" means the same as "trust in God", then why do we use preposition "in"?

That's an interesting question. I don't think the preposition alters the meaning significantly. It makes the statement more formal and somewhat old-fashioned.

 

[Tdol]

We also say put your trust in xxx. However, that doesn't affect the normal use after the verb. I think trust in God may be a set expression rather than an example of common, current usage, though I am not a Christian and may be missing something.