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Nimas3
It this sentence OK?
Hello dear native speakers
Is it OK to say :
I built myself a house.
Or
I built a house for myself.
Or
Both are possible and correct?
20 jun. 2020 13:57
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Hello!
Your sentences would be correct if you physically built the house yourself. If a contractor or builder built the house for you then you would say: "I had a house built for myself", as Ashton suggested in her answer.
I hope that helps!
20 juni 2020
do you want to say: I built the house all by myself?
that means the house was built by you, only one person built that house , the person is just you!
20 juni 2020
Hi,
Yes, both are correct. The second sentence puts more emphasis on the fact that it is for yourself, but there is no substantial difference in meaning or usage.
20 juni 2020
The first sounds better as others have said, both are correct.
20 juni 2020
Hi Nimas, both are possible and correct. :) You could also say "I had a house built for myself" if you did not build the house yourself (with your own hands, for example), and hired someone to build it for you.
20 juni 2020
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