Difference between revisions of "Verbs followed by "gei""

Line 24: Line 24:
 
*老师 ,这 本 书 可以 <em>借给</em> 我 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī, zhè běn shū kěyǐ <em>jiè gěi</em> wǒ ma?</span><span class="trans">Teacher, could you please lend me this book?</span>
 
*老师 ,这 本 书 可以 <em>借给</em> 我 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī, zhè běn shū kěyǐ <em>jiè gěi</em> wǒ ma?</span><span class="trans">Teacher, could you please lend me this book?</span>
 
*我 要 的 是 糖 ,他 却 <em>递给</em> 我 一 瓶 盐 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yào de shì táng, tā què <em>dì gěi</em> wǒ yī píng yán.</span><span class="trans">What I asked for was sugar, but he handed me a bottle of salt.</span>
 
*我 要 的 是 糖 ,他 却 <em>递给</em> 我 一 瓶 盐 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yào de shì táng, tā què <em>dì gěi</em> wǒ yī píng yán.</span><span class="trans">What I asked for was sugar, but he handed me a bottle of salt.</span>
*我们 想 <em>献给</em> 老师 首 歌 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>xiàn gěi</em> le lǎoshī yī shǒu gē.</span><span class="trans"> We dedicated a song to the teacher.</span>
+
*这个 房子 我 已近 <em>卖给</em> 一 个 朋友 了 。<span class="trans">I've already sold this house to a friend of mine.</span>
*这些 校友 <em>捐给</em> 学校 二 十 万 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē xiàoyǒu <em>juān gěi</em> le xuéxiào èrshí wàn.</span><span class="trans">These alumni donated two hundred thousand to the school.</span>  
+
*这些 校友 一共 <em>捐给</em> 学校 二 十 万 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē xiàoyǒu yīgòng <em>juān gěi</em> xuéxiào èrshí wàn.</span><span class="trans">These alumni donated two hundred thousand in total to the school.</span>  
 
*这么 重要 的 工作 ,应该 <em>交给</em> 他 。<span class="pinyin">Zhème zhòngyào de gōngzuò, yīnggāi <em>jiāo gěi</em> tā.</span><span class="trans">It's such an important job. You should give it to him.</span>
 
*这么 重要 的 工作 ,应该 <em>交给</em> 他 。<span class="pinyin">Zhème zhòngyào de gōngzuò, yīnggāi <em>jiāo gěi</em> tā.</span><span class="trans">It's such an important job. You should give it to him.</span>
  

Revision as of 06:58, 24 October 2017

Although it's standard practice to put a word or phrase that modifies a verb before the verb, there are, of course, exceptions. (gěi) is one of those exceptions; it sometimes comes before the verb, and sometimes after. This article is about when it comes after.

Basic Pattern

Structure

Note that the verbs that fit into this pattern are normally single-syllable verbs.

Subj. + Verb + 给 + [Recipient] + Obj.

Examples

  • 昨天 他 送给 老师 一 束 花。Zuótiān tā sòng gěi lǎoshī yī shù huā. He gave the teacher a bouquet of flowers.
  • 我 要 还给 你 三 十 块 钱。Wǒ yào huán gěi nǐ sānshí kuài qián. I need to return 30rmb to you.
  • 房东 租给 了 我 一 个 很 便宜 的 房子。Fángdōng zū gěi le wǒ yīgè hěn piányi de fángzi.The landlord rented a very cheap house to me.
  • 一 个 男人 扔给 那个 乞丐 几 个 硬币 。Yī gè nánrén rēng gěi nàge qǐgài jǐ gè yìngbì.A man threw a few coins towards the beggar.
  • 那些 照片 你 都 传给 我 了 吗 ?Nàxiē zhàopiàn nǐ dōu chuán gěi wǒ le ma?Have you sent me all those photos yet?
  • 老师 ,这 本 书 可以 借给 我 吗 ?Lǎoshī, zhè běn shū kěyǐ jiè gěi wǒ ma?Teacher, could you please lend me this book?
  • 我 要 的 是 糖 ,他 却 递给 我 一 瓶 盐 。Wǒ yào de shì táng, tā què dì gěi wǒ yī píng yán.What I asked for was sugar, but he handed me a bottle of salt.
  • 这个 房子 我 已近 卖给 一 个 朋友 了 。I've already sold this house to a friend of mine.
  • 这些 校友 一共 捐给 学校 二 十 万 。Zhèxiē xiàoyǒu yīgòng juān gěi xuéxiào èrshí wàn.These alumni donated two hundred thousand in total to the school.
  • 这么 重要 的 工作 ,应该 交给 他 。Zhème zhòngyào de gōngzuò, yīnggāi jiāo gěi tā.It's such an important job. You should give it to him.

Pattern Using 把

Structure

Additionally, you can add into this structure. This does not change the meaning of the sentence and when used in context can even add emphasis to what's being done and given.

Subj. + 把 + Obj. + Verb + 给 + Person

Examples

  • 一 束 花 送给 了 我。 yī shù huā sòng gěi le wǒ.He gave me a bouquet of flowers.
  • 这 个 老板 一 条 死鱼 卖给 了 我。Zhège lǎobǎn yītiáo sǐ yú mài gěi le wǒ.This boss sold me a dead fish.
  • 借给 了 他。 shū jiè gěi le tā.I lent him a book.
  • 我们 想 这 首 歌 献给 了 老师。Wǒmen xiǎng zhè shǒu gē xiàn gěi le lǎoshī. We want to dedicate this song to the teacher.

Note that the verb 嫁 (jià) cannot fit into the 把 pattern above; it's an exception.

  • 嫁给 了 一 个 有 钱 的 老头。jià gěi le yī gè yǒu qián de lǎotóu.

If you really want to make a 把 sentence, though, you can do this:

  • 她 的 爸爸 嫁给 了 一 个 有 钱 的 老头。Tā de bàba jià gěi le yī gè yǒu qián de lǎotóu.

Academic Debate

Although 给 phrases should normally precede a verb like any other prepositional phrase, they sometimes come after. Why have it both ways? There is some academic debate over whether this 给 is actually a preposition or a type of verb (often called a "co-verb"), or even a type of complement. This type of discussion is outside the scope of this article, however.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Dictionaries