Airport (1) - Pick Up Grammar Flashcards
怎么
interrogative pronoun used to ask about the reason of something
太……了
indicates a high degree, meaning “too”
是……的
emphasize when, where, and in which manner
还是
an alternative question is a question where two or more possible answers are presented for the other party to choose
uses “还是” to connect two alternative answers
一点儿
a quantifier, used to refer to a very little amount or low degree
usually after the adjectives
越来越
indicates the change in degree that occurs as time passes by
followed by adjectives
都……了
means “already”
对了
introduce new topics, usually placed at the beginning of a sentence
time + 前
can be used to refer to a period prior to the present time or the time being mentioned
the time is placed before “前”
以为
used as a verb, indicates “thought”
refers to making general inferences or guesses from subjective ideas
tone is not too sure
However, “认为” refers to making positive judgements about people or things
“想” means the speaker has a desire or idea to do something, but the speaker may not do it
花
used as a verb, which means “spend” or “pay, cost”
在
used as a preposition to introduce location and usually the “在 + place” serves as adverbial of location and is placed before the verbs in sentences