<p>我很高兴 + Clause is a common sentence structure. It means "I am glad that ... "</p>

<p>E.g. 我很高兴我能为您服务(wo hen gaoxing wo neng wei nin fuwu). I am glad that I can/could serve for you. It can be simplified as 很高兴为您服务(hen gaoxing wei nin fuwu).</p>

<p>More examples:</p>

<p>(我)很高兴您能来参加我们的婚礼。(wo) hen gaoxing nin neng lai can jia women de hunli. I am glad you are here to attend our wedding.</p>

<p>很高兴见到您。hen gaoxing jian dao nin. I am glad to see you.</p>

<p>很高兴看到你的进步。hen gaoxing kan dao nide jinbu. I am glad to see your progresses.</p>

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孤影萍踪
<p>The usual Verb-Object order depends a lot on the verb used in the sentence. </p>

<p>I don't see any unusual word order here. 服务 is a verb that requires preposition  为 to be used before an object. This verb is put after indirect object afterwards.</p>

<pre><code>我_I (Subject) 很_very 高兴_happy 为_to 你_you (Indirect Object) 服务_serve (Action).
</code></pre>

<p>Similar case:</p>

<pre><code>我_I (Subject) 很_very 高兴_happy 跟_with 你_you (Indirect Object) 结婚_marry (Action)
</code></pre>

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2014-07-15T15:46:58.600Z
Do verbs with an indirect object always follow the pattern Preposition - Indirect Object - Verb? Or does it depend on the verb? Google translate just gives me *wo chi ta* for "I'm eating with him", instead of something like "I with him eat".
Jack M
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2014-07-15T15:53:22.837Z
Correct. I eat with him is `我 (和|跟) 他 吃饭`, same word order as in the examples above because `吃饭` is a separable (intransitive) verb. You just need to learn this.
tastyminerals
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No, please go around saying *wo chi ta*!
Mou某
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2014-07-17T13:44:45.560Z
@Jack 我吃他 _wô chī tā_ means “I eat him”. Don't trust Google Translate.
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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2014-07-18T22:16:08.497Z
@Jack Forgot to address your question here. Actual indirect objects are preposition-free and come between the verb and the object: 我给你钱 _wô gêi nî qián_ ‘I give you money’ (verbatim); 他偷我一本书 _tā tōu wô yì bên shū_ ‘He stole a book from me’ (lit. ‘He steal me one [quantifier] book’). The object in your example is not really an indirect object, just a peripheral pronoun in a prepositional phrase.
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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tastyminerals
<p>The sentence 很高兴为您服务 (<em>hen gaoxing wei nin fuwu</em>) breaks down as:</p>

<pre><code>hen  |gaoxing |wei |nin |fuwu
very |glad    |to  |you |serve
</code></pre>

<p>But the usual word order in chinese is Subject Verb Object, and here the object (you) precedes the verb (to serve). Why is it not <em>hen gaoxing wei fuwu nin</em>?</p>

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2014-07-15T15:30:54.860Z
为 completely changes the order, no?
Mou某
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2014-07-15T15:32:26.207Z
@user3306356 I can't read Chinese characters, I included them for the benefit of other people reading the question.
Jack M
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You are misparsing the sentence. 为 _wèi_ is not ‘to’ as a clause/infinitive marker. It is a true preposition: in Chinese you serve _for_ someone; _fúwù_ is intransitive. Adverbial units like preposition + object appear between subject and verb in Chinese, so the structure is “[I - wô] [wèi nín - for you] [fúwù - serve]”.
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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2014-07-17T14:22:05.273Z
@JanusBahsJacquet Oh, I see. Thinking of "for you" as an adverb really helps me.
Jack M
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Why does the usual Verb-Object order seem to have been broken here (很高兴为您服务)?
# Why does the usual Verb-Object order seem to have been broken here (很高兴为您服务)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-15)

The sentence 很高兴为您服务 (hen gaoxing wei nin fuwu) breaks down as:
hen  |gaoxing |wei |nin |fuwu
very |glad    |to  |you |serve

But the usual word order in chinese is Subject Verb Object, and here the object (you) precedes the verb (to serve). Why is it not hen gaoxing wei fuwu nin?

**Tags:** sentence-structure
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 为 completely changes the order, no?  
> **username_0**: @user3306356 I can't read Chinese characters, I included them for the benefit of other people reading the question.  
> **username_2**: You are misparsing the sentence. 为 _wèi_ is not ‘to’ as a clause/infinitive marker. It is a true preposition: in Chinese you serve _for_ someone; _fúwù_ is intransitive. Adverbial units like preposition + object appear between subject and verb in Chinese, so the structure is “[I - wô] [wèi nín - for you] [fúwù - serve]”.  
> **username_0**: @JanusBahsJacquet Oh, I see. Thinking of "for you" as an adverb really helps me.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-07-15. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The usual Verb-Object order depends a lot on the verb used in the sentence. 
I don't see any unusual word order here. 服务 is a verb that requires preposition  为 to be used before an object. This verb is put after indirect object afterwards.
我_I (Subject) 很_very 高兴_happy 为_to 你_you (Indirect Object) 服务_serve (Action).

Similar case:
我_I (Subject) 很_very 高兴_happy 跟_with 你_you (Indirect Object) 结婚_marry (Action)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Do verbs with an indirect object always follow the pattern Preposition - Indirect Object - Verb? Or does it depend on the verb? Google translate just gives me *wo chi ta* for "I'm eating with him", instead of something like "I with him eat".  
> **username_4**: Correct. I eat with him is `我 (和|跟) 他 吃饭`, same word order as in the examples above because `吃饭` is a separable (intransitive) verb. You just need to learn this.  
> **username_1**: No, please go around saying *wo chi ta*!  
> **username_2**: @Jack 我吃他 _wô chī tā_ means “I eat him”. Don't trust Google Translate.  
> **username_2**: @Jack Forgot to address your question here. Actual indirect objects are preposition-free and come between the verb and the object: 我给你钱 _wô gêi nî qián_ ‘I give you money’ (verbatim); 他偷我一本书 _tā tōu wô yì bên shū_ ‘He stole a book from me’ (lit. ‘He steal me one [quantifier] book’). The object in your example is not really an indirect object, just a peripheral pronoun in a prepositional phrase.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-07-15. Score: 0

我很高兴 + Clause is a common sentence structure. It means "I am glad that ... "

E.g. 我很高兴我能为您服务(wo hen gaoxing wo neng wei nin fuwu). I am glad that I can/could serve for you. It can be simplified as 很高兴为您服务(hen gaoxing wei nin fuwu).

More examples:

(我)很高兴您能来参加我们的婚礼。(wo) hen gaoxing nin neng lai can jia women de hunli. I am glad you are here to attend our wedding.

很高兴见到您。hen gaoxing jian dao nin. I am glad to see you.

很高兴看到你的进步。hen gaoxing kan dao nide jinbu. I am glad to see your progresses.


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