给 (colloquial passive) · 给 (pasiva coloquial)
Report the affected object in casual speech
- You find a cup broken, without naming who broke it.
- 杯子给打破了。 — The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
Report the affected object in casual speech
- You find a cup broken, without naming who broke it.
- cup杯子to / for / give给to break打破(completed / change)了。 — The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
You find a cup broken, without naming who broke it. What does 杯子给打破了。 communicate?
The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive. This 给 is not the recipient marker in 给他礼物. The agent can be omitted when unknown or unimportant.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 给 (colloquial passive). 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.
cup杯子(passive)给break打破了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to / for / give给 (colloquial passive). 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.
cup杯子(passive)给break打破了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: The cup got broken: 杯子 ____ 打破了。
Receiver + 给 + Verb Phrase = a colloquial passive: 杯子给打破了. · Receptor + 给 + Frase Verbal = una pasiva coloquial: 杯子给打破了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 杯子给打破了。: The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
- 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, cup杯子to / for / give给to break打破(completed / change)了。: The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
This 给 is a casual cousin of… · Este 给 es un primo informal de…
给 ≈ 被 here; often 被 … 给 … appear together. · 给 ≈ 被 aquí; a menudo aparecen juntos 被 … 给 …
Know the boundary
- This 给 is not the recipient marker in 给他礼物.
- The agent can be omitted when unknown or unimportant.
Know the boundary
- This to / for / give给 is not the recipient marker in to / for / give给he / him他gift礼物.
- The agent can be omitted when unknown or unimportant.
Here the doer after 给 can be left out. · Aquí el agente después de 给 puede omitirse.
Yes — 杯子给打破了 (no doer named). · Sí — 杯子给打破了 (sin agente nombrado).
In the opening situation: The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
This 给 is not the recipient marker in 给他礼物. The agent can be omitted when unknown or unimportant. The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
Use the distinction
- The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
- This 给 is not the recipient marker in 给他礼物. The agent can be omitted when unknown or unimportant.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Prepositions.
Use the distinction
- The cup is the affected object in a colloquial passive.
- This to / for / give给 is not the recipient marker in to / for / give给he / him他gift礼物. The agent can be omitted when unknown or unimportant.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Prepositions.