Difference between revisions of "Verbs that take double objects"
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| − | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1]] (pp. 182 - | + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1]] (pp. 182-3) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] |
| − | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 165 - | + | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 165-6) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC-1-%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC/dp/B003GA1UR8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1313553554&sr=8-2 →buy] |
| − | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] (pp. 187 - | + | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] (pp. 187-8) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7561926235 →buy] |
Revision as of 06:07, 30 January 2012
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
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (pp. 182-3) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 165-6) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 187-8) →buy
