Could any native speaker tell me intrinsic difference among these sentences?
Thank you for your assistance in advance.
1. Everything is good for something. = (my version) It shows everything which is as a help to something. In this sentence, 'something' must experience an effect from everything.
1-1. It was tough for me to leave here. = (my version) In this sentence, the real spokensman is 'me' . In this sentence, 'me' is the real subjec in me a judgment about the quality of 'me to leave here' is made.
2. What is the word for dog in French? = (my version) What is the word which stands for dog in French? That word must has an ability to stand for dog in French.
2-1. Climbing that mountain was a wonderful experience for us all. = (my version) As far as we are concerned, climbing that mountain was a wonderful experience.
We can find 1 and 1-1, or 2 and 2-1 are opposed to each other in the logic meaning of [for].
Please right me about that idea.
Thank you in advance.
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