One kind of complement in Chinese involves putting 到, 给 or 在

 

after the verb. These are used to indicate direction, target and location, respectively.

 

 

到 (dào) indicates that the action has obtained a goal or a certain state. Any verb that uses the complement

 

见 can also use 到. 给 (gěi) indicates that you have passed something from one person to another.

 

在 (zài) indicates a person or thing coming to a certain place. It is usually followed my a location or a place.

 

Subject + Verb + 到 / 给 / 在 ...

 

Examples

 

Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshn ōn zuò dào shí èr diǎn bàn。

我 昨天晚上 工作 到 十二点半。

 I worked until 12:30 last night.

 

Qǐn nǐ zuò zài wǒ pán biānr。

请 你 坐 在 我 旁 边儿。

Please come and sit next to me.

 

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshn fā le yì fēn diànzǐyóujiàn ěi nǐ。

我 今天早上 发了 一封 电子邮件 给 你。

I sent an e-mail to you this morning.