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Sentence #11071255

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 AlanF_US AlanF_US August 21, 2022 August 21, 2022 at 3:13:34 AM UTC link Permalink

> I would do it but Tom forbade it to me.

"Forbade" has a literary feel, and using it with a direct and an indirect object makes things even more odd. We'd be more likely to say this:

I would do it but Tom won't let me.

 Ergulis Ergulis August 21, 2022, edited August 21, 2022 August 21, 2022 at 5:24:13 AM UTC, edited August 21, 2022 at 5:25:12 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the explanation, Alan.
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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #11071251Udělal bych to, ale Tom mi to zakázal..

I would do it but Tom forbade it to me.

added by Ergulis, August 20, 2022
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➜ #11071251Udělal bych to, ale Tom mi to zakázal.

linked by Ergulis, August 20, 2022
I would do it but Tom won't let me.

edited by Ergulis, August 21, 2022
➜ #11073063Я бы сделал это, но Том мне не позволит.

linked by soweli_Elepanto, August 21, 2022
➜ #11073065Mi farus tion, sed Tomaso al mi ne permesos.

linked by soweli_Elepanto, August 21, 2022
I would do it, but Tom won't let me.

edited by Ergulis, August 21, 2022
➜ #11073223Dunoböv etosi, sod Tomas no oletom obe.

linked by soweli_Elepanto, August 21, 2022
➜ #11073802Udělal bych to, ale Tom mi to nedovolí.

linked by Ergulis, August 21, 2022