12 Basic Chinese Grammar Rules Flashcards
What is the basic word order in Chinese?
Subject + Verb + Object
What can used after a noun or pronoun that forms a question about the situation mentioned previously?
呢; ne
What about you?
你呢？
Nǐ ne?
What about her?
她呢？
Ta ne?
True or False: 呢 (ne) cannot be allowed to be used at the end of a sentence to ask about the location of somebody or something.
False; 呢 (ne) CAN be allowed to be used at the end of a sentence to ask about the location of somebody or something.
Where is my cup?
我的杯子呢？
Wǒ de bēizi zài ne?
Where is the puppy?
小狗呢?
Xiǎo gǒu ne?
puppy
小狗 ; Xiǎo gǒu
Where is your mom?
你妈妈呢？
Nǐ māmā ne?
numeral measure word for objects, fruits, things?
个; ge
numeral measure word for things
本
Běn
numeral measure word for liquids
杯子
Bēizi
how much / how much (usually a number LESS than 10)
几
Jǐ
how much / how much (usually a number MORE than 10); measure word after can be omitted
多少
Duōshǎo
True or False: In Chinese, adjectives can be used as predicates directly without adding verbs. BUT, they usually come after adverbs.
True
This is very delicious
这个很好吃
Zhè ge hěn hào chī
This is not delicious
这个不好吃
Zhè ge bù hào chī
What is used before an adverb that asks about a manner of action?
怎么
Zěnme
How do you write your name?
你的名字怎么写?
Nǐ de míngzì zěnme xiě?
True or False: in Chinese, a sentence can have two verbs. In these sentences, the latter verb is the purpose of the former one. The location word as the object of (qu) sometimes can be omitted.
True
I go to the (grocery store) to buy something.
我去(商店)买东西
Wǒ qù (shāngdiàn) mǎi dōngxī
He goes to study (Chinese).
他去学中文
Tā qù xué zhōngwén.
He goes to the hospital to see the doctor.
他去(医院)看医生
Tā qù (yīyuàn) kàn yīshēng
What characters are expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for “to come up with” or “to come into being”?
Verb + 出(来) chu(lai)”
What is expressed before a place to be located in or at a certain place?
在 + Place : “zài + Place”
True or False: Expressing that Noun 1 “is” Noun 2 with “Noun 1 + shì + Noun 2” (是 is only used to link two nouns, it cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective)
true
What character is expressed after verbs to indicate an action in process?
Verb + 着 : “Verb + zhe”
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