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| − | * 这 件 事 <em>由</em> 我 负责。<span class="trans">I am responsible for this.</span> | + | * 这 件 事 <em>由</em> 我 负责。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì<em>yóu</em> wǒ fùzé.</span><span class="trans">I am responsible for this.</span> |
| − | * 这 是 <em>由</em> 他 决定 的，你 就别 干涉 了。<span class="trans">This is for him to decide, don't meddle.</span> | + | * 这 是 <em>由</em> 他 决定 的，你 就别 干涉 了。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shì <em>yóu</em> tā juédìng de, nǐ jiù bié gānshèle.</span><span class="trans">This is for him to decide, don't meddle.</span> |
| − | * 太 悲剧 了，会议 <em>由</em> 王总 主持，肯定 会 很 无聊！<span class="trans">Oh no. This meeting is being led by the head manager. It's definitely going to be boring.</span> | + | * 太 悲剧 了，会议 <em>由</em> 王总 主持，肯定 会 很 无聊！<span class="pinyin">Tài bēijùle, huìyì <em>yóu</em> wáng zǒng zhǔchí, kěndìng huì hěn wúliáo!</span><span class="trans">Oh no. This meeting is being led by the head manager. It's definitely going to be boring.</span> |
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Revision as of 23:24, 11 June 2020
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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 由 我 负责。I am responsible for this.
- 这 是 由 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 由 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.
