Difference between revisions of "Preposition"
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** 连 introduces objects that are surprising or unexpected | ** 连 introduces objects that are surprising or unexpected | ||
** 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in [[Passive voice|passive constructions]] | ** 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in [[Passive voice|passive constructions]] | ||
| + | * Some prepositions are also verbs, and others are exclusively prepositions <ref>[http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA "外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)", p. 123]</ref>. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Parts of speech]] | [[Category:Parts of speech]] | ||
[[Category:Function words]] | [[Category:Function words]] | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 20 July 2011
Potential content
- Can indicate:
- Time, place, direction
- Object or target
- Reason
- Manner
- Passive
- Comparison
- Exclusion
- Cannot be used alone
- Cannot be reduplicated
- Cannot take aspect particles 了, 着, 过 (in general)
- Cannot form positive-negative questions
- Prepositions collocate (go with) certain objects, e.g.
- 在, 从 usually go with locations
- 从 can also go with time words
- 离 goes with lengths of time or distances
- 对 indicates objects, recipients or targets
- 给 also indicates objects, recipients and targets, and also indicates that something is being done for them
- 连 introduces objects that are surprising or unexpected
- 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in passive constructions
- Some prepositions are also verbs, and others are exclusively prepositions [1].
