Verb phrasesHSK 4

Verbs followed by 给

The pattern places 给 after a verb (usually a monosyllabic action verb) to indicate the recipient of something given, sent, passed, etc. The object being transferred can come after the recipient or be placed at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis.

Structure

Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient + Obj.

Obj. + Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient

object-fronted pattern for emphasis

Examples

昨天有人送给我一束花。
Zuótiān yǒu rén sòng gěi wǒ yī shù huā.
Yesterday someone gave me a bouquet of flowers.
请递给我一盒纸巾。
Qǐng dì gěi wǒ yī hé zhǐjīn.
Please pass me a box of tissues.
这是我们送给你的生日礼物。
Zhè shì wǒmen sòng gěi nǐ de shēngrì lǐwù.
This is your birthday present from us.
这本书是谁借给你的？
Zhè běn shū shì shéi jiè gěi nǐ de?
Who lent you this book?
邮件我已经发给你了。
Yóujiàn wǒ yǐjīng fā gěi nǐ le.
I sent you that email already.

Words that use this

给gěito; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)