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Double-object sentences (1): 给 / 问 someone something
From the lesson “I'll have a cup of tea, please”
Structure
Subject + 给 / 问 + Person + Thing
双宾语句是一个动词带两个宾语的句子。本册学习“给、问”构成的双宾语句。 Some verbs take two objects: first the person, then the thing. 请给我一杯牛奶 (Please give me a glass of milk). 我问老师两个问题 (I ask the teacher two questions).
Examples
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请给我一杯牛奶。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi niúnǎi.
Please give me a glass of milk.
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白家月给安妮一个苹果。
Bái Jiāyuè gěi Ānnī yí gè píngguǒ.
Bai Jiayue gives Annie an apple.
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我问老师两个问题。
Wǒ wèn lǎoshī liǎng gè wèntí.
I ask the teacher two questions.