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18 Chinese Grammar Points about 给 "gei"

  • 1. Preposition:给 "for"
    给,meaning 'for' in English, as a preposition refers to the object or purpose.
  • 2. Prepositions:给 "to"
    给 as a preposition also refers direction, meaning 'to' in English.
  • 3. Preposition: 给 to express passive voice
    给 can express passive voice. It can either replace 被 or be used with 被. Compared with 被, 给 is more casual.
  • 4. Verb: 给 "give; grant; hand"
    Most verbs in Mandarin are used with no object or a single, direct object. 给, when used as a verb, means "give; grant; hand". It can be used with both direct and indirect object.
  • 5. Particle: can be used before certain verbs for emphasis
    "给" as a Particle can be used before certain verbs for emphasis.
  • 6. Three most common structures
    3 most common structures that contains.
  • 7. Word order problem 1
    When prepositional phrase with 给 used as adverbial, it can be placed between subject and predicate.
  • 8. Word order problem 2
    Modal verbs should be placed before prepositional phrase with 给.
  • 9. 给 vs. 对
    给 and 对 as prepositions sometimes can be interchangeable. 对-而言,对-来说 are fix expressions.
  • 10. 给 vs. 让
    Although 给 also has the meaning of  让, it normally means to give. When 让 means to grant someone the right to do something, it can not be replaced by 给.
  • 11. 给 vs. 向
    As prepositions, 向 and 给 sometimes can replace each other. When 向 is used to emphasize the direction, it cannot be replaced by 给。
  • 12. 给 vs. 送
    送 is a verb, meaning "give sb. sth. as a gift"; or "see sb. off; escort or provide transportation for sb. 给 can be a verb, a preposition or a particle.
  • 13. Miscellaneous about 给
    买 cannot be followed by two objects. It needs preposition 给 to take the indirect object.
  • 14. 给 in 把 sentence
    Prepositional phrase with 给 can be used in a 把 sentence.
  • 15. 给 + question word
    给 can be followed by a question word 谁 to raise a question.
  • 16. Negation forms: 不要/别 + 给
  • 17. Negation forms: 不能/不会 + 给
  • 18. Negation forms: 不/没有 + 给