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Grammar

Are you convenient

Is the following sentence correct? If not, what is wrong?

Are you convenient to buy a coke for me ?
  

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Hello! Here's what I found for "convenient": 1 obsolete : SUITABLE, PROPER 2 a : suited to personal comfort or to easy performance b : suited to a particular situation c : affording accommodation or advantage 3 : being near at hand : HANDY So you see, it doesn't really apply to a person. " There must be more idiomatic expressions, I'm sure someone will supply them for you!

— Pieanne

  • Hello!
  • Here's what I found for "convenient": 1 obsolete : SUITABLE, PROPER 2 a : suited to personal comfort or to easy performance b : suited to a particular situation c : affording accommodation or advantage 3 : being near at hand : HANDY So you see, it doesn't really apply to a person.
  • " There must be more idiomatic expressions, I'm sure someone will supply them for you!
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Hello!
Here's what I found for "convenient":
1 obsolete : SUITABLE, PROPER
2 a : suited to personal comfort or to easy performance b : suited to a particular situation c : affording accommodation or advantage
3 : being near at hand : HANDY
So you see, it doesn't really apply to a person.
You could say
"would/could you please buy a coke for me?"
or maybe "..
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Are you Japanese per chance? This is an extremely common 'error' for Japanese ESLs. I'm interested to see if this causes other ESL groups trouble.

Is it [the situation] convenient for you to buy a coke for me?

But even now, it doesn't sound ALL that natural.

Would you be able to grab me a coke?

Could I get you to buy me/grab me/get me a coke, please?
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I see. Thank you both so much. It is really help a lot.
And, sorry I'm not a Japanese.
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