Grammar point: coverbs
Words such as 给 (gěi), 跟 (gēn), 对 (duì) and 在 (zài) that work as verbs and as prepositions, taking an object ahead of the main verb.
- How to use 关于 (guānyú) and 对于 (duìyú) correctly in Chinese
- How to use 对 (duì) and 跟 (gēn) as prepositions in Chinese grammar
- How to use 跟 (gēn) and 也 (yě) correctly in Chinese grammar
- Borrowing and lending in Chinese grammar: 借 (jiè), 借给 (jiègěi) and 跟…借 (gēn…jiè)
- When 给 (gěi) comes directly after verbs in Mandarin Chinese (verb-给 compounds)
- When 在 (zài) comes after the verb in Chinese grammar