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In determining which preposition to use in place of “for,” the key difference is whether the meaning noun in the | In determining which preposition to use in place of “for,” the key difference is whether the meaning noun in the | ||
phrase is a benefactor or just a recipient. For example, in “I made a cake for you,” “you” benefits from it, so '''''[[Contionary: skau#Brooding|skau]]''''' | phrase is a benefactor or just a recipient. | ||
For example, in “I made a cake for you,” “you” benefits from it, so '''''[[Contionary: skau#Brooding|skau]]''''' | |||
would be used. | would be used. | ||
In the case of a phrase like “I have a letter for you,” “you” is the recipient, and '''''[[Contionary: pa#Brooding|pa]]''''' would be used. | In the case of a phrase like “I have a letter for you,” “you” is the recipient, and '''''[[Contionary: pa#Brooding|pa]]''''' would be used. | ||
In something like “for example,” you’d use an adverbial phrase (see [[Brooding#Adverbs|Adverbs]]) with '''''[[Contionary: otlai#Brooding|otlai]]''''' to something like “in the | In something like “for example,” you’d use an adverbial phrase (see [[Brooding#Adverbs|Adverbs]]) with '''''[[Contionary: otlai#Brooding|otlai]]''''' to something like “in the manner of an example.” | ||
manner of an example.” | |||
====Translating ‘by’==== | ====Translating ‘by’==== | ||