"Te" Indirect/Direct Ambiguity
En esta frase, "te necesito comprar un regalo." Lo puede significar ambos "I need to buy you a gift" o "I need you to buy a gift?" Is there a way to distinguish?
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There is not ambiguity.
"Te" can work only like indirect complement or direct complement, BUT:
If the verb has a direct complement (regalo), "te" only can work like indirect complement.
If it hasn't direct complement, "te" is direct: Te necesito = I need you.
For this reason, in the sentence "Te necesito para que compres un regalo", "te" is direct object.
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"I need to buy you a gift" -> "Necesito comprarte un regalo" (Yo voy a realizar la acción de comprar)
"I need you to buy a gift" -> "Necesito que compres un regalo" (Quiero que la otra persona haga la compra"
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check this out
I need to buy you a gift" =necesito comprarte un regalo
I need you to buy a gift= te necesito para comprar un regalo
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