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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Didn't /wouldn't ?

1. Dad didn't lend me the car, so we had to take the train.
2. Dad wouldn't lend me the car,so we had to take the train
What's the difference between the above sentences in terms of meaning?
  

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Didn't simply shows what happened (not why it happened). Perhaps Dad forgot. Wouldn't shows intention (Dad knew I wanted the car but refused to give it to me because I'm a bad driver).

— Doctor D

  • Didn't simply shows what happened (not why it happened).
  • Perhaps Dad forgot.
  • Wouldn't shows intention (Dad knew I wanted the car but refused to give it to me because I'm a bad driver).
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Didn't simply shows what happened (not why it happened). Perhaps Dad forgot.
Wouldn't shows intention (Dad knew I wanted the car but refused to give it to me because I'm a bad driver).

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Doctor DDidn't simply shows what happened (not why it happened). Perhaps Dad forgot.Wouldn't shows intention (Dad knew I wanted the car but refused to give it to me because I'm a bad driver).
You meant to say that:
Dad wouldn't lend me the car......
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Dad didn't wish to/ intend to lend me the car.....
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LeGion12359You meant to say that:Dad wouldn't lend me the car......=Dad didn't wish to/ intend to lend me the car.....
No. If he wouldn't lend you the car he refused to lend you the car. He did not lend you the car.
If he didn't wish/intend to lend you the car, it is possible that he did lend it to you.
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fivejedjonNo. If he wouldn't lend you the car he refused to lend you the car. He did not lend you the car.If he didn't wish/intend to lend you the car, it is possible that he did lend it to you.
Thank you so much, I understood
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