Expressing passive voice with "gei"

"给" can be used in the passive voice. It can either directly replace "被" or be used with "被." Compared with "被," "给" is more colloquial.

Only using 给

Structure

"给" can directly replace "被."

Receiver + 给 + The Doer + Verb Phrase

Examples

• 我 给 他 骗 了。I got scammed by him.
• 这么 好 的 机会 给 你 浪费 了。You've wasted such a great opportunity.
• 菜 都 给 你们 吃 完了 吗？You've eaten all the food?
• 孩子 都 给 你 宠 坏 了。The kid is totally spoiled by you.
• 这里 的 水 都 给 污染 了。The water here is all polluted.

Using 给 with 被

Structure

When using "给” in the passive voice, you can also use it with "被." The structure would then be "被...给." In this structure, you must explain "the doer." "给" here is used to give an emphasis of the passive voice.

Receiver + 被 + Doer + 给 + Verb Phrase＋了

Examples

• 他 被 警察 给 抓 了。He got caught by the police.
• 这 个 老外 的 钱包 被 小偷 给 偷 了。This foreigner's wallet got stolen by a thief.
• 他 的 家 被 大火 给 烧 了。His home got burned by the fire.
• 我 的 iPad 被 老师 给 拿 走了。My iPad was taken away from me by my teacher.
• 我们 都 被 他 的 样子 给 吓 坏了。We all got so scared by the way he looks.

See also

• Bei sentence
• Passive verbs with "shou"
• Ba sentence

Sources and further reading

Books

• 现代汉语虚词例释(p.196)→buy

Dictionaries

• 现代汉语词典（第5版）(p. 464)→buy

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