tomar or pedir prestado
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Can you use either tomar or pedir preceding prestado, both meaning to borrow? Thanks all.
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updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by artinstead
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To me 'pedir prestado' is to ask to borrow but the 'tomar prestado' would just be 'to borrow' but I'm not 100%.....
updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by margaretbl
Es lo que decen arriba. - Jeremias, Sep 16, 2010
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Le pedí prestado este libro a mi amigo Luis (I asked then I borrowed it from him).
Mi amigo Juan me prestó su carro mientras arreglaban el mío (He loaned it to me).
Tomé prestado este libro de mi amigo Luis (I borrowed it, and I may not have asked).
updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by Jack-OBrien
gracias Jack - margaretbl, Sep 16, 2010
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They are both correct. I am not sure if there are any subtle differences I am unaware of.
J
updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by Jeremias
