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I want to say,

I bought this book for 1200 yen.

My attempt is as follows but I am not sure whether it is correct or not.

  • 私はこの本を１２００円買いました。

  • 私はこの本を１２００円で買いました。

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  • So which do you think is correct?
    – chocolate ♦
    Commented Nov 14, 2015 at 16:14
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    Maybe the latter.
    – Display Name
    Commented Nov 14, 2015 at 16:19
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    hehe... you're right :D
    – chocolate ♦
    Commented Nov 14, 2015 at 16:21

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The latter is correct. The former is grammatically wrong as it roughly translates to "I bought this book 1200 yen" (lacking 'for', as denoted by で).

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  • I'd interpret the first almost as 'I bought 1200円 worth of this book'.
    – Sjiveru
    Commented Nov 14, 2015 at 23:35

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