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"给" can be used in the passive voice. It can either directly replace "被" or be used with "被." Compared with "被," "给" is more colloquial.

== Only using 给 ==

=== Structure ===

"给" can directly replace "被."

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Receiver + 给 + The Doer + Verb Phrase

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=== Examples ===

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*我 <em>给</em> 他 骗 了。<span class="trans">I got scammed by him.</span>
*这么 好 的 机会 <em>给</em> 你 浪费 了。<span class="trans">You've wasted such a great opportunity.</span>
*菜 都 <em>给</em> 你们 吃 完了 吗？<span class="trans">You've eaten all the food?</span>
*孩子 都 <em>给</em> 你 宠 坏 了。<span class="trans">The kid is totally spoiled by you.</span>
*这里 的 水 都 <em>给</em> 污染 了。<span class="trans">The water here is all polluted.</span>

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== Using 给 with 被 ==

When using "给” in the passive voice, you can also use it with "被." The structure would then be "被...给…." In this structure, you must explain "the doer." "给" here is used to give an emphasis of the passive voice. You can find more information on this page [[Advanced uses of "bei"|被]].

==See also==

* [[Bei sentence]]
* [[Passive verbs with "shou"]]
* [[Ba sentence]]

== Sources and further reading ==

=== Books ===

*[[现代汉语虚词例释]](p.196)[http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]

=== Dictionaries ===

* [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]](p. 464)[http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]

[[Category:B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|给|B2|受事主语 + 给 + 施事者 + Verb Phrase；受事主语 + 被 + 施事者 + 给 + Verb Phrase|事情 <em>给</em> 解决 了 吗？|grammar point|ASGEZ2HN}}
{{Rel char|被}}
{{Similar|Bei sentence}}
{{Similar|Advanced uses of "ba"}}
{{Used for|Expressing passive voice}}
{{POS|Prepositions}}