{"id":7047,"date":"2019-06-30T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=7047"},"modified":"2019-06-30T12:20:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T16:20:50","slug":"you-cant-afford-to-miss-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/you-cant-afford-to-miss-this\/","title":{"rendered":"You can&#8217;t afford to miss this"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good afternoon to all! How are you today?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the hot season approaching, sometimes we just feel strongly compelled to just drop everything and take a long trip along the coast, right? I know, but unfortunately I can\u2019t <\/span><b>afford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to do that right now. That is, I don\u2019t have the time or the money to indulge on that. The verb <\/span><b>afford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the English language is one of those verbs that can be used in a couple of different situations and it often does not have one exact translation into other languages. Have you heard or needed to use it before? Today&#8217;s post will focus on this important and frequently used word among English speakers and show the different contexts in which it is employed. Let&#8217;s hit it!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8295\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8295\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8295\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2019\/05\/AFFORD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"203\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to use the verb &#8216;afford&#8217; in English<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First of all, let us take a look at the examples below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m afraid I can\u2019t <\/span><b>afford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this flat. It is way beyond my price range. I have to find a cheaper place.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need to take a cab right away. Our flight leaves at 10am and we can\u2019t <\/span><b>afford <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to waste any more time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the first example, we can understand that <\/span><b>afford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> works to express not having the money or financial conditions to pay for or buy something. Since the cost of the apartment is high, the person can not <\/span><b>afford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (have the necessary resources) and needs to look for another place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But there is more to it. In the second case, we are not talking exactly about having the ability to pay for something, but rather to deal with the costs or consequences of actions. Those people are probably late and cannot <\/span><b>afford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (be able to take the risk, deal with the problem) to arrive at the airport late or they will end up losing the flight. You also may have noticed that<strong> afford<\/strong> is usually preceeded by modal verbs such as <em>can<\/em>, <em>could<\/em> or <em>be able to<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the verb<strong> afford<\/strong> can have both the sense of being able to pay for something because you have enough money, but also of being able to face something negative that may happen. Here are some more examples below and try to see which of the two possible meanings they have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u2019t know why you complain so much about having to take care of your children. Can\u2019t you just hire a babysitter? You certainly can <strong>afford<\/strong> it!<\/li>\n<li>How could you <strong>afford<\/strong> this party? Renting this venue alone must have cost you a fortune!<\/li>\n<li>With business being so slow for the past few months, the car dealer couldn\u2019t <strong>afford<\/strong> to lose another costumer.<\/li>\n<li>Terry is applying for a scholarship because he can\u2019t <strong>afford<\/strong> to pay the university tuition fees.<\/li>\n<li>I can\u2019t <strong>afford<\/strong> to miss work twice this week, my boss is going to be furious.<\/li>\n<li>I am already falling behind on Spanish classes, I can&#8217;t<strong> afford<\/strong> to skip class again.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since his past two movie were a complete box office failure, the director knew that he couldn\u2019t <strong>afford<\/strong> to make another unsuccessful film and decided to hire a famous actress to play the leading role.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I know it is a used car, but it is the best I could <strong>afford<\/strong> at the moment.<\/li>\n<li>You spent the last two weeks at the hospital, you had better take good care of yourself because you can&#8217;t <strong>afford<\/strong> to get sick again.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We cannot <strong>afford<\/strong> any more delays in the project otherwise the manager will have to make budget cuts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The government simply cannot <\/span><b>afford <\/b>for the strike to go on<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> any longer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I honestly don&#8217;t know how Margaret can afford such a large house with her teacher&#8217;s salary.<\/li>\n<li>Michael turned down the job position in Germany because he couldn&#8217;t <strong>afford<\/strong> to stay from his family for that long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, was that clear? See you guys next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/AFFORD-350x134.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/AFFORD-350x134.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/AFFORD.png 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Good afternoon to all! How are you today?\u00a0With the hot season approaching, sometimes we just feel strongly compelled to just drop everything and take a long trip along the coast, right? I know, but unfortunately I can\u2019t afford to do that right now. 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