Direction complement 来 / 去 (HSK 4) · 动词(+ 方向)+ 来 / 去
Direction depends on the adopted viewpoint
- You are inside a room and invite someone outside to enter.
- 你快进来吧。 — 来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
Direction depends on the adopted viewpoint
- You are inside a room and invite someone outside to enter.
- you你快进来(suggestion)吧。 — to come来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
You are inside a room and invite someone outside to enter. What does 你快进来吧。 communicate?
来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room. The reference point may be the speaker or an adopted narrative viewpoint. 去 points away from that point, so establish it before choosing the direction.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Direction complement 来 / 去 (HSK 4). 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.
you你quickly快come in进来吧。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Direction complement to come来 / to go去 (HSK 4). 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.
you你quickly快come in进来吧。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Come in, quick! 你快 ____ 吧。
进 + 来 (toward me) = 进来 (come in).
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 你快进来吧。: 来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
- 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, you你快进来(suggestion)吧。: to come来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
拿去 means…
去 = away: 拿去 (take away); 拿来 = bring here.
Know the boundary
- The reference point may be the speaker or an adopted narrative viewpoint.
- 去 points away from that point, so establish it before choosing the direction.
Know the boundary
- The reference point may be the speaker or an adopted narrative viewpoint.
- to go去 points away from that point, so establish it before choosing the direction.
来/去 are chosen relative to a viewpoint, often the speaker's position.
A narrative can adopt another reference point. Establish the viewpoint rather than assuming only the speaker's present physical location.
来 always points towards the listener's actual location.
The reference point may be the speaker or an adopted narrative viewpoint. 去 points away from that point, so establish it before choosing the direction. 来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
Use the distinction
- 来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
- The reference point may be the speaker or an adopted narrative viewpoint. 去 points away from that point, so establish it before choosing the direction.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.
Use the distinction
- to come来 points towards the viewpoint inside the room.
- The reference point may be the speaker or an adopted narrative viewpoint. to go去 points away from that point, so establish it before choosing the direction.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.