I was watching 三体 ep2 and I came across this sentence 我这房子本来买了就是结婚用的 Why did they put 这房子 before 买了?
1 Answer
It is called [topic + comment] sentence structure.
[这房子] is the topic
[本来买了就是结婚用的] is the comment
Example:
- [SVO]:我來煮這頓飯 [S = 我; V = 來煮; O = 這頓飯]
I am cooking this meal
- [topic + comment]: 這頓飯我來煮 [topic = 這頓飯; comment = 我來煮]
This meal, I am cooking it
[topic + comment] structure emphasizes the object.
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Thank you so much. Could you also explain what this structure is used for? Is it to emphasize? Jan 23 at 15:19
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Yes, it emphasizes the object. 本来买了这房子就是结婚用的 doesn't emphasize 这房子 like 这房子本来买了就是结婚用的 does– Tang Ho ♦Jan 23 at 15:40