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

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== Structure ==
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== 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:
 
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:
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Subject + Verb + Object + + Target
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Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object
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== Examples ==
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* 我 <em>给</em> <strong>他</strong> 打 电话。
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* 请 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 回复。
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* 你 妈妈 每天 都 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 做饭 吗?
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* 我 想 <em></em> <strong>你</strong> 一个 好 东西。
  
 
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== Structure 2 ==
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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”。
  
 
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Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object
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Subject + Verb + Object + 给 + Target
  
 
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The meaning is the same with either structure.
 
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
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* 我 <em>给</em> <strong>他</strong> 打 电话。
 
 
* 你 打 电话 <em>给</em> <strong>他</strong>。
 
* 你 打 电话 <em>给</em> <strong>他</strong>。
* <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 回复。
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* 我 会 发 邮件<em>给</em> <strong>他</strong>。
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* 他 昨天 送 花 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 了。
  
 
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Revision as of 01:57, 31 August 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