Verb patterns with objects

With “to” or “for”: “I gave the keys to my neighbor.”

Without “to” or “for”: “I gave my neighbor the keys.”

Japanese: キーを隣人に渡しました。

With “to” or “for”: “She will send a letter to her friend.”

Without “to” or “for”: “She will send her friend a letter.”

Japanese: 彼女は友達に手紙を送るでしょう。

With “to” or “for”: “They offered some advice to the committee.”

Without “to” or “for”: “They offered the committee some advice.”

Japanese: 彼らは委員会にいくつかの助言を提供した。

With “to” or “for”: “He explained the rules to the players.”

Without “to” or “for”: “He explained the players the rules.”

Japanese: 彼はプレイヤーにルールを説明した。

With “to” or “for”: “We showed our tickets to the usher.”

Without “to” or “for”: “We showed the usher our tickets.”

Japanese: チケットを案内人に見せました。

With “to” or “for”: “The teacher read a story to the children.”

Without “to” or “for”: “The teacher read the children a story.”

Japanese: 先生は子供たちに話を読んであげた。

With “to” or “for”: “She mentioned the appointment to her assistant.”

Without “to” or “for”: “She mentioned her assistant the appointment.”

Japanese: 彼女はアシスタントに予約を伝えました。

With “to” or “for”: “I reported the issue to the manager.”

Without “to” or “for”: “I reported the manager the issue.”

Japanese: 問題をマネージャーに報告しました。

With “to” or “for”: “They described the situation to the authorities.”

Without “to” or “for”: “They described the authorities the situation.”

Japanese: 彼らは当局に状況を説明した。

With “to” or “for”: “The artist presented a new painting to the museum.”

Without “to” or “for”: “The artist presented the museum with a new painting.”

Japanese: 芸術家は美術館

に新しい絵を提供した。