Believe Someone or Believe in Someone? When Do We Need a Preposition?

By -Elizabeth D. Andres

 

Believe someone and Believe in Someone-- these two phrasal verbs are not interchangeable.

To believe someone means to acknowledge that someone is telling the truth; he/she is not telling a lie.

On the other hand, to believe IN someone means that you your confidence in someone is complete. You believe in his/her ability to accomplish his/her goal.

 

Japanese Translation by: Google Translate 

誰かを信じますか、それとも誰かを信じますか？前置詞はいつ必要ですか？

誰かを信じると誰かを信じる-これらの2つの句動詞は互換性がありません。

誰かを信じることは、誰かが真実を語っていることを認めることを意味します。彼/彼女は嘘をついていません。

一方、誰かを信じることは、誰かに対するあなたの自信が完全であることを意味します。あなたは彼/彼女の目標を達成する彼/彼女の能力を信じています。


Watch the YouTube video above to know more about these two phrasal verbs. Have a wonderful day! ^_^ 


 

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