Risky is commonly followed by for when describing danger to someone or something. Risky to + verb is also common. Risky in is usually used with a specific context or activity.
Use risky for to describe possible harm or danger to a person, group, or thing. Use risky to + verb for an action that may have bad consequences. Risky in usually introduces a situation or area where risk exists.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use risky for when something may harm or negatively affect a person, group, or object.
Use risky to before an infinitive verb to describe an action with possible negative consequences.
Use risky in when naming the situation, environment, or area where risk exists.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use risky for before a noun or pronoun, not risky to.
✕ This diet is risky to children. ✓ This diet is risky for children.Risky to is followed by a verb, while risky for is followed by a noun.
✕ It is risky for invest everything. ✓ It is risky to invest everything.Risky in usually needs a specific situation or condition.
✕ The project is risky in. ✓ The project is risky in uncertain economic conditions.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Risky for is standard when referring to danger or harm affecting a person.
Yes. Risky to is common before an infinitive verb, such as risky to invest or risky to drive.
Use risky in to describe the environment or condition where something becomes dangerous.
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