<p>You may think “你能借我橡皮用一下吗” is a little ambiguous. However, this is a really native oral expression. I guess this sentence is just an abbreviation of &quot;你能借我橡皮吗，我想用一下&quot;(Could you lend me an eraser? I would like to use it for a moment).</p>
<p>You don't need to insert anything between them.</p>

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<p>你能借我橡皮用一下吗?</p>
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<p>I think the fixes below are acceptable:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>你能借橡皮<strong>給我</strong>用一下吗?</p>
</li>
<li><p>你能把橡皮<strong>借我</strong>用一下吗?</p>
</li>
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<p>你能借我橡皮用一下吗?</p>
<p>你(you)能(able)借(lend)我(me)橡皮(an eraser)用(which is to be used)一下(for a moment)吗(ok)?</p>
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<p>I have 2 translations against the original sentence.</p>
<ul>
<li>Can you lend me an eraser for a moment? (free translation which was got from deepL)</li>
<li>Can you lend me an eraser <strong>which is to be/for</strong> used for a moment (my translation which is an unnatural translation but I think that this sentence is more closer to the original sentence).</li>
</ul>
<p>For me, I want something like corresponding &quot;for&quot; in English, between  &quot;你能借我橡皮&quot; and &quot;用一下吗?&quot;</p>
<p>I want to know your thoughts about this.</p>

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Can something be inserted between "你能借我橡皮" and "用一下吗?"?
# Can something be inserted between "你能借我橡皮" and "用一下吗?"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-08)

> 你能借我橡皮用一下吗?
>
> 你(you)能(able)借(lend)我(me)橡皮(an eraser)用(which is to be used)一下(for a moment)吗(ok)?

I have 2 translations against the original sentence.

* Can you lend me an eraser for a moment? (free translation which was got from deepL)
* Can you lend me an eraser **which is to be/for** used for a moment (my translation which is an unnatural translation but I think that this sentence is more closer to the original sentence).

For me, I want something like corresponding "for" in English, between "你能借我橡皮" and "用一下吗?"

I want to know your thoughts about this.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-03-08. Score: 1

You may think “你能借我橡皮用一下吗” is a little ambiguous. However, this is a really native oral expression. I guess this sentence is just an abbreviation of "你能借我橡皮吗，我想用一下"(Could you lend me an eraser? I would like to use it for a moment).

You don't need to insert anything between them.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-03-08. Score: 1

> 你能借我橡皮用一下吗?

I think the fixes below are acceptable:

* 你能借橡皮**給我**用一下吗?
* 你能把橡皮**借我**用一下吗?


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