can someone buy me a car? vs can someone buy to me a car?

The phrase 'can someone buy me a car?' is correct, while 'can someone buy to me a car?' is incorrect. In English, the indirect object pronoun 'to me' should come after the verb 'buy' without the preposition 'to'.

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can someone buy me a car?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is asking if someone is able to purchase a car for the speaker. The indirect object pronoun 'me' correctly follows the verb 'buy'.

Examples:

Can someone buy me a car? I really need one for work.
I wonder if someone can buy me a car as a birthday present.
She asked if someone could buy me a car as a surprise gift.
If someone can buy me a car, I will be forever grateful.
Is it possible for someone to buy me a car in this city?

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They got my parents to buy me a car.
And since you guys are too cheap to buy me a car...
Great, so you can buy me a car.
Why would you buy me a car? I already have a car.
Daddy said if I did some volunteering at the hospital, he'd buy me a car.
Are we here to buy me a car for college?
Maybe if you buy me a car, I can get out more.
I'll go to some ridiculously expensive college and let you buy me a car.
Nice of you to buy me a car.
Daddy... my whole life, you said you would buy me a car when I graduated.
They got my parents to buy me a car.
Oharu, would you call me a car?
Wait, you bought me a car?
They could be fascist anarchists, it still wouldn't buy me a car
Will you buy me a car like this when I'm grown-up, Daddy?
If you were a man, you'd come and say: "Dad, buy me a car."
Ákos has been promising me a car for months.
Grandma, you already gave me a car and a cellphone.
Have them leave me a car between here and the airport.
My mom couldn't afford to get me a car growing up.

can someone buy to me a car?

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition 'to' should not be used before the indirect object pronoun 'me' in this context.

The correct structure is 'can someone buy me a car?' without the preposition 'to'.

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Oharu, would you call me a car?
Wait, you bought me a car?
Why would you buy me a car? I already have a car.
Ákos has been promising me a car for months.
Grandma, you already gave me a car and a cellphone.
Have them leave me a car between here and the airport.
My mom couldn't afford to get me a car growing up.
Grandma, you already gave me a car and a cellphone.
They got my parents to buy me a car.
The insurance company even rented me a car.
And since you guys are too cheap to buy me a car...
No, Anderson's bringing me a car.
My wife's buying me a car.
You can't give me a car for my birthday.
Great, so you can buy me a car.
Asking him to get me a car was just another handout.
Emilio bought me a car after our first date.
You're not selling me a car, Holland.
Can someone buy redemption By spending his money to save the world?
Daddy said if I did some volunteering at the hospital, he'd buy me a car.

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can someone buy me a car? vs can someone buy to me a car?