too heavy to move? too heavy to be moved/

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shabushabu

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Hi, which sentence is correct: This chair is too heavy to move.
This chair is too heavy to be moved.

What I mean is : This chair is too heavy, so I can't move it.

Many thanks.
 
Hi, I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker. I'm English learner like you.

I'd say the second.
 
Hi, which sentence is correct: This chair is too heavy to move.
This chair is too heavy to be moved.

What I mean is : This chair is too heavy, so I can't move it.

Many thanks.

They are both possible.
 
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