Does "be thankful of someones" ever exist in English? I wonder whether "be thankful of someone" ever exists in English or not.

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Silver

Sep 21, 2017 3:51 PM

thankful (for sth)/(to do sth)/(that ...)
but
grateful to somebody

September 21, 2017

I would say "I appreciate him/her" or "I am thankful for him/her...." . I wouldn't ever say "I am thankful of someone."

September 22, 2017

Thankful to/for someone.

Thankful to someone = you want to say 'thank you' to someone.

Thankful for someone = you are thankful for having someone in your life, which means that you are happy someone is in your life.

September 21, 2017

Hello Silver,

I think "being thankful to someone" sounds better.

September 21, 2017

Silver

Language Skills

English, Persian (Farsi)

Learning Language

English

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