用 / 通过 … 来 … (by means of …) · Usar / mediante … para … (by means of …)
Connect the means to the intended use
- A phone serves as the tool for paying.
- 我们用手机来付钱。 — 来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
Connect the means to the intended use
- A phone serves as the tool for paying.
- we / us我们to use / with用cell phone手机to come来to pay money付钱。 — to come来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
A phone serves as the tool for paying. What does 我们用手机来付钱。 communicate?
来 connects the phone's use with the payment action. This 来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 用 / 通过 … 来 … (by means of …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
we我们use用phone手机to来pay付钱。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to use / with用 / to pass through通过 … to come来 … (by means of …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
we我们use用phone手机to来pay付钱。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Use a phone to pay: 用手机 ____ 付钱。
用 + Method + 来 + Verb = by … do …: 用手机来付钱. · 用 + Método + 来 + Verbo = mediante … hacer …: 用手机来付钱.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我们用手机来付钱。: 来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, we / us我们to use / with用cell phone手机to come来to pay money付钱。: to come来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 来 mean in 用手机来付钱? · ¿Qué significa 来 en 用手机来付钱?
Here 来 = “in order to”, not movement. · Aquí 来 = “con el fin de”, no movimiento.
Know the boundary
- This 来 is not movement towards the speaker.
- Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
Know the boundary
- This to come来 is not movement towards the speaker.
- Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
通过努力来成功 follows the same 来 pattern. · 通过努力来成功 sigue el mismo patrón de 来.
Yes: 通过 / 用 + Method + 来 + Verb Phrase. · Sí: 通过 / 用 + Método + 来 + Frase Verbal.
用手机来付钱 necessarily reports moving the phone towards the speaker.
This 来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ. 来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
Use the distinction
- 来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
- This 来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.
Use the distinction
- to come来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
- This to come来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.