Stop saying: “Can you borrow me your car this weekend?”
Say instead: “Can you lend me your car this weekend?” · A2 · Word Choice
✗ Wrong
Can you borrow me your car this weekend?
✓ Correct
Can you lend me your car this weekend?
Why?
Borrow means take something from someone for a short time. Lend means give something to someone for a short time. So you borrow from a person, and a person lends to you.
More examples
🎙️ REAL VOICES
The three correct examples below, in a real voice.
✗ Ethan borrowed me his bike.
✓ Ethan lent me his bike.
✗ Can I lend your book for a day?
✓ Can I borrow your book for a day?
✗ She borrowed $20 to her friend.
✓ She lent $20 to her friend.
Borrow takes, lend gives — the direction is everything.