I'll buy a new one to make it up for you

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I'm sorry to have lost the camera you lent me. I'll buy a new one to make it up for you.
... to make up for you.
... to compensate for you.

Hi,
Do all of the above sound right? If not, how should I reword them? Thanks.

Neeraj Jain · Accepted Answer

I think that the sentence should take possessive form. It should be:

I'll buy a new one to compensate for yours.

Angliholic · Answer

Thanks, Meerai.
And sorry !!!
It's not that I don't like your opinion but that I'd rather know what native speakers would say.
All of these questions I asked now are the sentence written by my pupils so I've to make sure if they are correct or not.

Daddyjohn · Answer

Isn't this simpler?

I'll change it with a new one.

Angliholic · Answer

Thanks, daddyjohn,

What do you mean by that?
Which sentences are correct in my first post? Thanks again.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I'm sorry to have lost the camera you lent me. I'll buy a new one to make it up for you.
... to make up for you.
... to compensate for you.

Do all of the above sound right? If not, how should I reword them?

Say I'll buy a new one to make up for it. It refers to the camera, or perhaps to the act of losing the camera.

Another related idiom is I'll buy a new one to make it up to you. It here refers to the difficulty I have caused you. This idiom is not used much in situations whare I simply replace the item. Instead, it suggests that I do something that causes you a problem, and then try to do something else to compensate.
eg I'm sorry I lost your camera. I'll buy you an expensive dinner to make up for it.

Best wishes, Clive

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