<p>It is called [topic + comment] sentence structure.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>[这房子] is the topic</p>
</li>
<li><p>[本来买了就是结婚用的] is the comment</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<ul>
<li>[SVO]:我來煮這頓飯 [S = 我; V = 來煮; O = 這頓飯]</li>
</ul>
<p><em>I am cooking this meal</em></p>
<ul>
<li>[topic + comment]: 這頓飯我來煮 [topic = 這頓飯; comment = 我來煮]</li>
</ul>
<p><em>This meal, I am cooking it</em></p>
<p>[topic + comment] structure emphasizes the object.</p>

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2023-01-23T15:19:54.017Z
Thank you so much. Could you also explain what this structure is used for? Is it to emphasize?
n0llakolm3
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2023-01-23T15:40:31.483Z
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
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Tang Ho
<p>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?</p>

<word-order>
placing the object between subject and the verb
# placing the object between subject and the verb

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-23)

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?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-01-23. Score: 2

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.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you so much. Could you also explain what this structure is used for? Is it to emphasize?  
> **username_1**: 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  

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