给 + 动词

gěi + dòng cí

Verbs preceded by "gei"

给 before the verb marks the person the action is aimed at.

Subj. + 给 + Target + Verb + Obj.

How it works

现在不要给他打电话 — don't ring him now. 打电话 doesn't hand anything over, so 给 has to come first.

Verbs of communication take this pattern: 给他打电话, 给我发邮件, 给你介绍一下.

Examples

  • xiàn zài bú yào gěi tā dǎ diàn huà

    现在不要给他打电话。

    Don't call him right now.

  • wǒ gěi nǐ fā yóu jiàn

    我给你发邮件。

    I'll email you.

  • wǒ gěi nǐ men jiè shào yí xià

    我给你们介绍一下。

    Let me introduce you two.