Hello, dear friends!

Happy holidays to everyone!

I have a quick question. I know that when we use "wish" wanting somebody to be healthy or happy, we say "I wish you happiness and health.

But the question is: is it possible from grammatical point of view to say "I wish you to be healthy, I wish you to have a lot of luck " etc?

I can �t find it in any books but my colleagues say it �s possible.

Please tell me what �s correct and if you know any references, I will appreciate it a lot.

 

Warm wishes,

Katia 

Look here under #2 https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wish_1?q=wish

there �s the following option:wish somebody/something to do something He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go.

However, the meaning you �re referring to is under #4

So, it is possible from the grammatical point of view to use direct object + infinitive after wish, but as to the usage in this context it �s probably better to opt for a more natural wording.

 

You might find these holiday wishes suggestions useful. 

 

 

 

Excellent answer and ref �s from ueslteacher - and nice to �see � you here! 

 

Katiapulko - Many things are �grammatically possible �, but that doesn �t mean they would ever be used by a native speaker. In the examples you give, I would say, no, do not use them and as ueslteacher says, look for a more natural usage. You would say �I hope you have a lot of luck �, and as for the health one, maybe something like �I hope you stay healthy �.   

 

Thanks a lot for such quick answers! And I �m glad to hear from you, Sophia! :-)

 Happy New Year to everybody! Wishing you a lot of inspiration and reward what what you do!