Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

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21 The passive


1 Little Wang has had a bad day. These are the things that have happened to
him. Express these situations in the passive form as in the example.
Example:subject verb object
ᆟᆆ ਹᇂҼ 侲ᒨ/伻Ҵ
Háizi chqwán le bvnggon.
The children ate up the cookies.

Passive: 侲ᒨ䇟ᆟᆆਹᇂҼȾ
伻Ҵ䇉ᆟᆆਹᇂҼȾ
Bvnggon ràng háizi chqwán le.
The cookies were eaten up by the children.
subject verb object
a. ԌⲺੂኁ ᢉ⹪Ҽ ਦ⚥
㠰⟾
Ta de tóngwe dfpò le táidbng.
His roommate broke the desk lamp.
b. ڭቅ 䎦Ҽڭ ԌⲺ⭫㝇
ԌⲺ䴱㞜
Xifotdutduziule ta de diànnfo.
A thief stole his computer.
c. ԌⲺᵁਁ ᔺѕҼ ԌⲺ䫛ॏ
ԌⲺ䪦ॏ
Ta de péngyou nòngdie le ta de yàoshi.
His friend lost his keys.
d. ԌⲺ⤍ ਹᦿҼ ԌⲺп᱄⋱
Ta de giuchcdiào ta de sanmíngzhì.
His dog ate up his sandwich.
e. Ԍ⭞අᆍޮ
⭞༔
Ta yònghuài zìdifn.
He used until ruined the dictionary.
(He used the dictionary so much it fell apart.)

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