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Revision as of 07:33, 18 November 2011
As in English, some verbs in Chinese take two objects (these are known as "ditransitive" verbs). The classic example for English is "to bake someone a cake", and there are countless more. The structure in Chinese is:
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Indirect Object
If you don't know what direct and indirect objects are, don't worry - the terms can be thought of as "object 1" and "object 2". The main point is that there are two of them.
Some examples:
- 我 问 老师 一 个 问题。
- 我 给 我 朋友 一 瓶 啤酒。
- 她 找 你 一 个 女 朋友。
Sources and further reading
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 165 - 166) (NEEDS AMAZON LINK)
