B2 · Grammar reference · ASGEZ2HN
Expressing passive voice with "gei"
给 can be used in passive voice constructions. It can either directly replace 被 or be used together with 被. Compared with 被, 给 is more colloquial and is not used in written language.
- Keywords
- 给 · 被
- Used for
- Expressing passive voice
- Classification
- Prepositions
Examples (10)
我给他骗了。
这么好的机会给你浪费了。
菜都给你们吃完了吗？
孩子都给你宠坏了。
这里的水都给污染了。
我的电脑被小明给弄坏了。
妹妹被这个电影给吓哭了。
大家都被这个新闻给吸引了。
手机不要被小偷给偷走了。
别被父母给说服了，你要坚持自己的想法。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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