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

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== Sources and Further Reading ==
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== Sources and Further Reading ==
  
 
=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===

Revision as of 06:27, 16 October 2012

Structure 1

The word 给 (gěi) literally means "to give", but is frequently used in Chinese to indicate the target of a verb. The target is who or what the verb is aimed or directed at. There are two structures for this:

Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 打 电话。
  • 回复。
  • 你 妈妈 每天 都 做饭 吗?
  • 我 想 一个 好 东西。

Structure 2

The meaning is the same with either structure1. 但是对使用的动词有限制,经常用的是“打电话、回邮件、发邮件、送礼物、传文件”。

Subject + Verb + Object + 给 + Target

Examples

  • 你 打 电话
  • 我 会 发 邮件
  • 他 昨天 送 花 了。

See also

Sources and Further Reading

Books