Lessons 16, 17, 19: Sentences with two objects

Explanation

Structure

1. 1
   Ssubject+Vverb+tân ngữ 1 (người)+tân ngữ 2 (vật)

   Verbs that can take two objects: 教, 给, 借, 还, 问, 回答, 告诉…

   • 王老师教我们课文和语法。

     Wáng lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen kèwén hé yǔfǎ.

     Teacher Wang teaches us the text and grammar.

   • 玛丽给我一本英文杂志。

     Mǎlì gěi wǒ yì běn Yīngwén zázhì.

     Mary gave me an English magazine.

   • 我问老师一个问题。

     Wǒ wèn lǎoshī yí ge wèntí.

     I asked the teacher a question.

   • 林老师教我们阅读和听力。

     Lín lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen yuèdú hé tīnglì.

     Teacher Lin teaches us reading and listening.

   • 我爸爸给我一本词典。

     Wǒ bàba gěi wǒ yì běn cídiǎn.

     My father gave me a dictionary.

2. 2

   Tân ngữ 1 chỉ người, tân ngữ 2 chỉ vật (với 问, 借, 教)

   The object for the person comes first and the object for the thing comes second; two different people can also be answering.

   • 老师常常问我们问题。

     Lǎoshī chángchang wèn wǒmen wèntí.

     The teacher often asks us questions.

   • 我借图书馆一本中文书。

     Wǒ jiè túshūguǎn yì běn Zhōngwén shū.

     I borrowed a Chinese book from the library.

   • 王老师教我课文，张老师教我语法。

     Wáng lǎoshī jiāo wǒ kèwén, Zhāng lǎoshī jiāo wǒ yǔfǎ.

     Teacher Wang teaches me the text, and Teacher Zhang teaches me grammar.

   • 我常问老师问题。

     Wǒ cháng wèn lǎoshī wèntí.

     I often ask the teacher questions.

   • 上课的时候，老师常问我问题。

     Shàngkè de shíhou, lǎoshī cháng wèn wǒ wèntí.

     In class, the teacher often asks me questions.

3. 3
   回答+(người) 的+问题

   回答 is also a verb that can take an object; here the object is the phrase "person + 的 + 问题".

   • 我常常回答老师的问题。

     Wǒ chángchang huídá lǎoshī de wèntí.

     I often answer the teacher's questions.