L6 grammar Flashcards
to indicate whether or not a result can be obtained or a goal be reached
(question)
V 得 + complements (can)
or
V 不 + complements (cannot)
(V 得 + com V 不 + com or V 得 + com 吗) (question)
I can see the Chinese character clearly.
我看得清楚那个汉字。
Wǒ kàn dé qīngchǔ nàgè hànzì.
The building is too high and I can’t go up.
楼太高了，我上不去。
Lóu tài gāole, wǒ shàng bù qù.
Can you hear what the teacher said?
老师说的话你听得见听不见？
Lǎoshī shuō dehuà nǐ tīng dé jiàn tīng bùjiàn?
I can’t find a good restaurant.
我找不到好饭馆。
Wǒ zhǎo bù dào hǎo fànguǎn.
Why can’t I find it all of a sudden?
怎么突然找不到了？
Zěnme túrán zhǎo bù dàole?
to ask about where somebody or something is
N + 呢
Where is mum?
妈妈呢？ Māma ne?
Where is the puppy?
小狗呢? Xiǎo gǒu ne?
just (adverb) (used right before the verb)
a short time from the speaker’s point of view (several minutes, a few days, even months)
刚 gāng
just now (noun) (used before the verb or at the beginning of the sentence); several minutes ago
刚才 gāngcái
Dad just went out.
爸爸刚出去。
Bàba gāng chūqù.
Dad went out just now.
爸爸刚才出去了。
Bàba gāngcái chūqùle.
I just finished a cup of coffee.
我刚喝完一杯咖啡。
Wǒ gāng hē wán yībēi kāfēi.
I had a cup of coffee just now.
刚才我喝了一杯咖啡。
Gāngcái wǒ hēle yībēi kāfēi.
I just put it on the table and now it’s gone.
我刚放在桌子上，现在就没了。
Wǒ gāng fàng zài zhuōzi shàng, xiànzài jiù méile.
Zhou Ming put the glasses on the table just now.
眼镜周明刚才放在桌子上了。
Yǎnjìng zhōumíng gāngcái fàng zài zhuōzi shàngle.
My son just finished his homework.
儿子刚做完作业。
Érzi gāng zuò wán zuòyè.
My son was doing homework just now.
刚才儿子在做作业。
Gāngcái érzi zài zuò zuo yè.
All beginnings are hard.
The first step is always the hardest.
万事开头难.
Wànshì kāitóu nán.
