这椅子是专为老年人提供的. This chair is provided for the old man.
I don't understand why 提供 is at the end of sentence. I thought 提供 could be placed before 专为.
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What’s the source of your given sample sentence?– Mou某 ♦May 11, 2020 at 15:28
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This is an answer in a HSK test– JennyMay 11, 2020 at 16:05
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I would say "这把椅子是老年人专用的" or "这把椅子是专门提供给老年人使用的" instead. The original sentence feels unnatural to me.– tshMay 15, 2020 at 8:04
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It is all because of that 为
Basically the following two sentences have the same meaning:
这椅子是专门提供给老人的
这椅子是专(门)为老人提供的
English translation will be:
We provided this chair specifically for the elders
It is actually quite common to use the 为 to move the verb after the subject to emphasize the "for"
For example,
My heart only beats for you
我的心只为你跳动
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Is it okay for the sentence to omit using a classifier? i.e. 這個椅子 or 這把椅子 May 12, 2020 at 2:50
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Above there are 2 sentences beginning 这椅子是. Your (romantic) example is: 我的心只为你跳动. What would be your sentence when 跳动 is not at the end of the sentence?– PedroskiMay 12, 2020 at 2:56
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@MuchAppreciated25 这个 can omit using a specific classifier in most cases. May 12, 2020 at 19:41
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@Pedroski you can say 我的心跳只是为你 again this is not as "native" as the other one, that's why I would recommend to use the "为 + subject + verb form". May 12, 2020 at 19:43
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1@MuchAppreciated25 It is totally OK. As a native speaker, I don't use the classifier when I use 这 or 那 May 13, 2020 at 2:30