来 as a dummy verb (I'll do it) · (让 +) 主语 + 来
Recover the action behind an offer
- A difficult task needs a volunteer and you offer to do it.
- 我来吧。 — 来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
Recover the action behind an offer
- A difficult task needs a volunteer and you offer to do it.
- 我来(suggestion)吧。 — to come来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
A difficult task needs a volunteer and you offer to do it. What does 我来吧。 communicate?
来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context. In another context 我来 can mean coming to a place. The surrounding activity determines the omitted action.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 来 as a dummy verb (I'll do it). 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(do it)来吧。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to come来 as a dummy verb (I'll do it). 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(do it)来吧。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Let me do it: 我 ____ 吧。
Subj + 来 = I'll do it: 我来吧. · 主语 + 来 = 我来:我来吧。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我来吧。: 来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
- 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, 我来(suggestion)吧。: to come来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 来 mean in 我来吧? · 我来吧 里的 来 是什么意思?
来 stands in for a specific verb the context supplies. · 来 替代由语境提供的具体动词。
Know the boundary
- In another context 我来 can mean coming to a place.
- The surrounding activity determines the omitted action.
Know the boundary
- In another context 我来 can mean coming to a place.
- The surrounding activity determines the omitted action.
这个我来 means “I'll take / do this one”. · 这个我来 表示“这个我来做”。
Yes — offering to take over: 这个我来. · 对 —— 主动接手:这个我来。
我来吧 can only describe physical movement.
In another context 我来 can mean coming to a place. The surrounding activity determines the omitted action. 来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
Use the distinction
- 来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
- In another context 我来 can mean coming to a place. The surrounding activity determines the omitted action.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.
Use the distinction
- to come来 stands for undertaking the shared task in this context.
- In another context 我来 can mean coming to a place. The surrounding activity determines the omitted action.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.