aki
Why I can not say " The cost is expensive" When we talk about amout of money, I was taught that I could not say " The cost is expensive" Is it strange? Why can not I say " The cost is expensive"?
13 de jan de 2012 16:54
Respostas · 5
1
You just translated the phrase directly from Japanese. Don't do it. Just say XXX is/ are rexpensive. Memorize it, and you will be happy!
13 de janeiro de 2012
1
"Expensive" describes the object itself; not its cost. "Cost" is related to "how much?", so you would describe the cost of something as either high or low. Despite that, you'll still find some sloppy examples where someone has written "the cost is expensive"... please don't copy such mistakes. ;)
13 de janeiro de 2012
1
Hi again Aki :) The word "expensive" is typically used to refer to the object, service, or thing being purchased. The cost itself can be said to be "exorbitant" but not "expensive." I know it might sound kind of weird, but it's just one of those unspoken rules in English. To make matters even worse, although "cost" is not usually described by the word "expensive", the word "pricing" which is synonymous with "cost", can be described as being "expensive."
13 de janeiro de 2012
1
It's not the way we commonly express that thought. Some common ways are: The cost is too high. It's too expensive. That item is too expensive. It costs too much. It's not a matter of whether or not you can say it. Rather, it's just a matter of what people customarily say.
13 de janeiro de 2012
Cost is the property of the object that describes its price. Expensive is the adjective of the object that denotes it as a high-cost object.
13 de janeiro de 2012
Ainda não encontrou suas respostas?
Escreva suas perguntas e deixe os falantes nativos ajudá-lo!