VerbsHSK 4

Using 来 as a dummy verb

The dummy verb 来 is used in colloquial Chinese to mean 'do it,' 'take a turn,' or 'let me try,' replacing a verb that is clear from the situation. It often appears with 你 or 我 as the subject, and can end with the suggestion particle 吧. Be careful not to confuse this usage with 来 meaning 'to come.'

구조

(让 +) Subj. + 来 (+ 吧)

来 replaces the contextually appropriate action verb.

예문

你来！
Nǐ lái!
You do it!
我来吧。
Wǒ lái ba.
Let me do it.
让他自己来。
Ràng tā zì jǐ lái.
Let him do it himself.
你写得好看，你来吧。
Nǐ xiě dé hǎo kàn, nǐ lái ba.
You write well. You write it.
老师，我来。
Lǎo shī, wǒ lái.
Teacher, let me read it.

이 문법을 쓰는 단어

来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)