clothes hanger

yī - jià

yījià

Please hand me the clothes hanger.

Qǐng bǎ yījià dìgěi wǒ.

... Grammar Lesson:

... "bǎ" --- ( 把 ) is a direct object marker that shifts the direct object to a
... pre-verbal position. In this sentence, the direct object, "yījià" --- "clothes
... hanger", comes BEFORE the verb, "hand" --- "dìgěi". So instead of, "Please
... hand me the clothes hanger", the correct Chinese sentence here is con-
... verted to, "Please clothes hanger hand me." --- "Qǐng bǎ yījià dìgěi wǒ."

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