Send us or send for us?
How would you translate this sentence in Italian:
"He's been sending messages for us"

Does "for us" mean -- "on our behalf"

or "us" is intended as the receiver of the messages?

Thank you! :)

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Send us or send for us?
How would you translate this sentence  in Italian: 
"He's been sending messages for us"

Does "for us" mean --> "on our behalf"

or "us" is intended as  the receiver of the messages?

Thank you! :)

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Honestly, it can mean either of those. Can you provide more context for this sentence?

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Hi Paola,

As it's written, this sentence can actually mean both of those things.  You'd probably have to look at the context to find out which one it is.

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This is semantic ambiguity. Essentially it is more related to "on our behalf" because you could also say "He's been sending us messages," to emphasis the difference.

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