为了给··提供/为··提供 difference

[Scoobyqueen]

I can't get my head around the difference between these two constructs. Can anyone shed any light on them.

I had just jotted them down like this. I hope the examples are noted down correctly. However, what is the difference between them and does the construct necessarily go with 提供?

1、为了给······提供······，Subject+verb(+object)

为了给人们提供关于汽车装备的 最理想 。。。。

2、为······提供······

目前网上为人们提供的关于国际沟通的软件，不仅。。。。

[Kenny同志]

为了给……提供…… = in order to provide someone with something, that is, it is our purpose to provide something for somebody.

In your example, 为……提供…… = 给……提供……= to provide someone with something/ to offer someone something; it doesn't involve any purpose, i.e. 目前敝公司为客户提供宠物保险业务。 = Now our company insures pets.

By the way, the examples in your post are bad Chinese.

[Peter2010]

为了给人们提供关于汽车装备的 最理想 。。。。

This is not clear. I guess you were trying to say "为了 给人们提供最理想的汽车装备"

为（= for the sake of / in order to）给人们提供最理想的汽车装备

目前网上为（= for）人们提供的关于国际沟通的软件，不仅。。。

"提供" is not necessary.

[Kenny同志]

duplicate. Please delete this post Roddy. Thanks.

I remeber there was a "delete post" feature. Is it still enabled?

[creamyhorror]

It's as kennywoo says. In the first sentence type, 给...提供... is a verb phrase that is acted on by 为(了). A followup action is required after 为了[给······提供······]:

1--

为了 [给他提供资料]，我做了些研究。 = In order to [furnish him information], I did some research.

为了 [增加我的知识]，我做了些研究。 = In order to [increase my knowledge], I did some research.

Structure: 为了 [desired result]，[action performed]. <-- this is already a full sentence.

The second sentence type is quite different. 为 is an auxiliary to the verb 提供 that marks the person being provided for (identical to the role of 给 above).

2--

为[person/thing]提供的[object provided] = The [object] provided for/to [person] <-- a noun phrase because of 的

[我为他提供的资料]让他完全了解了情况。 = [The information I provided to him] allowed him to fully grasp the situation.

互联网[为人们提供的国际沟通软件]，不仅。。。。 = [The international communications software] the Net [has made available to the population] has not only . . . (outcome) . . .

The verb phrase version:

为[person/thing]提供[object provided] = to provide [person] with [object]

我为他提供了资料。 = I provided information to him.

To generalise, this is just the simple 为[person/thing][verb phrase] structure: to do [some action] for someone. It works for any verb, not just 提供.

E.g. 我为他写了这本书。 = I wrote this book for him.

edit: Scoobyqueen, I'm sure you actually already know all of this, but I'm leaving it up for other learners' information.

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For the purposes of demonstration, the two structures could technically be used together:

为了为他提供资料，我做了些研究。

The above sounds awkward due to the repetition of 为, though.