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给 vs 为 (ל- / עבור vs למען)
הוצגהמיקום המנוהל נשמר בדפדפן הזה. המשך אינו משלים את השיעור או עונה על שאלותיו.
A recipient differs from acting on behalf of someone
- You call a friend to speak directly to them.
- I我for给he / him他to make a telephone call打电话。 — for给 marks the person receiving the call.
You call a friend to speak directly to them. What does 我给他打电话。 communicate?
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给 marks the person receiving the call. 为他打电话 can mean making a call on his behalf. 给 and 为 can overlap in beneficiary contexts such as buying a gift, so this distinction is not an absolute separation of meanings.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is for给 vs for the sake of为 (to/for vs for the sake 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.
I我for给you你buy买了present礼物。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I bought you a present: 我 ____ 你买了礼物。
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给你买了礼物 is natural; 为你买了礼物 can also name the beneficiary. A strict exclusive answer is not justified here.
Read examples in context
this这all都is是for the sake of为you你good好。
- In the opening example, I我for给he / him他to make a telephone call打电话。: for给 marks the person receiving the call.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
איזה ביטוי אומר “לטובתך” (יו benefit / מניע)?
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为你好 = לטובתך; 给 מסמן מקבל (给你买).
Know the boundary
- for the sake of为he / him他to make a telephone call打电话 can mean making a call on his behalf.
- for给 and for the sake of为 can overlap in beneficiary contexts such as buying a gift, so this distinction is not an absolute separation of meanings.
给 לעיתים קרובות מסמן מקבל; 为 מציין את הרווח/הטובה או המטרה.
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כן — לקרוא לו (to him) מול לשמש לטובת כולם (for everyone's sake).
给他打电话 necessarily means calling someone else on his behalf.
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为他打电话 can mean making a call on his behalf. 给 and 为 can overlap in beneficiary contexts such as buying a gift, so this distinction is not an absolute separation of meanings. 给 marks the person receiving the call.
Use the distinction
- for给 marks the person receiving the call.
- for the sake of为he / him他to make a telephone call打电话 can mean making a call on his behalf. for给 and for the sake of为 can overlap in beneficiary contexts such as buying a gift, so this distinction is not an absolute separation of meanings.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Comparing similar prepositions.
You call a friend to speak directly to them. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.