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I read this sentence :

前几天爸妈出差去了。

which translates to :

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip.

in English.

This might sound stupid but why is it “出差去” and not “去出差” when it’s “go on a business trip”?
Or perhaps, both phrases are just the same?

Also, is there other cases where words are reversed like this?
I have yet to know much about Chinese but what I mean is, when you look at the words order, it might be just fine (?) to translate is as “去出差” (go on a business trip) without having to reverse the words order into “出差去”.

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  again users would like to lodge a strong protest against deletion of the following comment, supplying info not contained in answers: see grammar 出差去 :去 functions as direction complement 趋向补语, 去出差 is a 连动式 construction, aspect particles 动态助词＂了＂和＂过＂can follow direction complement as in 出差去了，了 can follow verbs 去，出差 hence 去了出差了，or more commonly with only one 了，e.g. 去重庆出差了10天，it so happens that mere 去出差了 seems to have low usage frequency
  
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I read this sentence :

前几天爸妈出差去了。

which translates to :

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip.

in English.

This might sound stupid but why is it “出差去” and not “去出差” when it’s “go on a business trip”?
Or perhaps, both phrases are just the same?

Also, is there other cases where words are reversed like this?
I have yet to know much about Chinese but what I mean is, when you look at the words order, it might be just fine (?) to translate is as “去出差” (go on a business trip) without having to reverse the words order into “出差去”.

word-order

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  again users would like to lodge a strong protest against deletion of the following comment, supplying info not contained in answers: see grammar 出差去 :去 functions as direction complement 趋向补语, 去出差 is a 连动式 construction, aspect particles 动态助词＂了＂和＂过＂can follow direction complement as in 出差去了，了 can follow verbs 去，出差 hence 去了出差了，or more commonly with only one 了，e.g. 去重庆出差了10天，it so happens that mere 去出差了 seems to have low usage frequency
  
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I read this sentence :

前几天爸妈出差去了。

which translates to :

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip.

in English.

This might sound stupid but why is it “出差去” and not “去出差” when it’s “go on a business trip”?
Or perhaps, both phrases are just the same?

Also, is there other cases where words are reversed like this?
I have yet to know much about Chinese but what I mean is, when you look at the words order, it might be just fine (?) to translate is as “去出差” (go on a business trip) without having to reverse the words order into “出差去”.

word-order

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This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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  @Pedroski Absolutely. Also with a 了 on the end for good measure.
  
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I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

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This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What about "去出差去“？
  
  – Pedroski
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Pedroski Absolutely. Also with a 了 on the end for good measure.
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

share|improve this answer

answered 20 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17.3k52973

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What about "去出差去“？
  
  – Pedroski
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Pedroski Absolutely. Also with a 了 on the end for good measure.
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

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3

I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

5,6972816

add a comment | 

I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

5,6972816

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

5,6972816

answered 4 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

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answered 4 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

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