Benefactive SVCs in Mandarin Chinese
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The following sentences exemplify a sub-type of an aspectual SVC in Mandarin Chinese. More TypeCraft wiki pages on Mandarin Chinese can be found here
- SEM: E1-activity E2-achievement
- SYN: V1+V2-give
送一本书给他
“send a book to him”
| sòng |
| sòng |
| sendPRED |
| V1 |
| yībĕn | |
| yī | bĕn |
| one | CL |
| QUANT | |
| shū |
| shū |
| bookOBJTH |
| N |
| gĕi |
| gĕi |
| givePRED |
| V2 |
| tā |
| tā |
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC |
| PN |
送给他一本书
“give him a book (as s present)”
| sòng |
| sòng |
| sendPRED |
| V1 |
| gĕi |
| gĕi |
| givePRED |
| V2 |
| tā |
| tā |
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC |
| PN |
| yībĕn | |
| yī | bĕn |
| one | CL |
| QUANT | |
| shū |
| shū |
| bookOBJTH |
| N |
织一件毛衣给他
“knit a sweater for him”
| zhī |
| zhī |
| knitPRED |
| V1 |
| yījiàn | |
| yī | jiàn |
| one | CL |
| QUANT | |
| máoyī |
| máoyī |
| sweaterOBJPT |
| N |
| gĕi |
| gĕi |
| givePRED |
| V2 |
| tā |
| tā |
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC |
| PN |
- SEM: E1-achievement E2-activity
- SYN: V2-give +V1
给他织了一件毛衣
“(I) have knitted a sweater for him”
| gĕi |
| gĕi |
| givePRED |
| V1 |
| tā |
| tā |
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC |
| PN |
| zhī |
| zhī |
| knitPRED |
| V2 |
| le |
| le |
| PRF |
| PRT |
| yījiàn | |
| yī | jiàn |
| one | CL |
| QUANT | |
| máoyī |
| máoyī |
| sweaterOBJPT |
| N |
他脱袜子给我们洗脚。
“He took off his socks and washed our feet.”
| tā |
| tā |
| heSBJSG3PAGTMASC |
| PN |
| tuō |
| tuō |
| take.offPRED |
| V1 |
| wàzi |
| wàzi |
| socksOBJPT |
| Ncomm |
| gěi |
| gěi |
| givePRED |
| PREP |
| wŏmen |
| wŏmen |
| weOBJ2PL |
| PN |
| xĭ |
| xĭ |
| washPRED |
| V2 |
| jiăo |
| jiăo |
| feetOBJPT |
| Ncomm |