Difference between revisions of "Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you""

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{{Source|Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) |111}}  
 
{{Source|Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) |111}}  
 
{{Source|卓越汉语-公司实战篇|245}}
 
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[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
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{{Basic Grammar|由|B2|由 + Person + Verb|这个 项目 <em>由</em> 小李 来 完成 。|grammar point|ASGGNXVR}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|由|B2|由 + Person + Verb|这个 项目 <em>由</em> 小李 来 完成 。|grammar point|ASGGNXVR}}
 
{{Similar|"Due to…" with "youyu"}}
 
{{Similar|"Due to…" with "youyu"}}

Revision as of 09:13, 6 March 2019

由 (yóu) is used to emphasize who is the doer or initiator of an action, a bit like in English where we might say: "Andy is the one who...."

Structure

Topic + 由 + Person + Verb

Examples

  • 这 件 事 我 负责。I am responsible for this.
  • 这 是 他 决定 的,你 就别 干涉 了。This is for him to decide, don't meddle.
  • 太 悲剧 了,会议 王总 主持,肯定 会 很 无聊!Oh no. This meeting is being led by the head manager. It's definitely going to be boring.

Note that 由 not a passive marker.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

"HSK4下" is not in the list (HSK0, HSK1, HSK2, HSK3, HSK4, HSK5, HSK6) of allowed values for the "HSK" property. :Yes