Datapoint Mandarin / Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'

Language:Mandarin
Feature:Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' by Martin Haspelmath
Value:Mixed

Examples

Sentence igt-1003:
Wŏ sòng tā yī bĕn shū.
Wŏ
I
sòng
give
tā
s/he
yī
one
bĕn
clf
shū.
book
I gave him/her a book.
Sentence igt-1004:
Wŏ sòng yī bĕn shū gĕi tā.
Wŏ
I
sòng
give
yī
one
bĕn
clf
shū
book
gĕi
give
tā.
him/her
I gave a book to him/her.

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