Passive Phrases II Flashcards
He needs (object)
tā xū yào (object no modifier).
He wants (object)
tā xiang yào (object no modifier).
(object) is new.
(object w/ modifier) hen xīn.
(objet) is old.
(object w/ modifier) hen jiu.
(person) wants to eat the food.
(person) yáo chī chi (food).
(person) is getting the (object).
(person) yáo qiao (object).
My (thing) is broken.
wo de (thing) huài le.
My (thing) is not broken.
wo de (thing) mèi huài.
A broken object vs. My object is broken
yì (modifier) huài (object).
vs.
wo de (thing) huài le.
(Person) does not like (thing).
(person) bù xi huan (thing).
My (object) works.
wo de (object) méi huài.
I like to (verb).
wo xi huan (verb w/ out zai).
I prefer (one object) to another object
Wo gèng xi huan (preferred object).
(1) The object is (type, ie, wood, metal, plastic, etc.)
vs.
(2) The (type) of object.
(1) (object) shì (type) zuò de.
vs.
(2) yí ge (type) (object).
He has a few/some of (the object).
tā you yì xiē (object).
He has “more” of (the object).
tā you gèng duō de (object).
He has the most of (the object).
tā de (object) zuì duō.
My (person, ie, son) is young.
Wo (person) nián jī hen xiao.
Modifier: Replace “xiao” with “da” and it means “old”
My (person, ie, son) is younger.
Wo (person) nián jī geng xiao.
Modifier: Replace “xiao” with “da” and it means “older”
My (person, ie, son) is youngest.
Wo (person) nián jī zuì xiao.
Modifier: Replace “xiao” with “da” and it means “oldest”
(object 1) is less expensive than (object 2).
(object 1 w/ mod) bi (object 2 w/ mod) pián yi.
(object 1) is more expensive than (object 2).
(object 1 w/ mod) bi (object 2 w/ mod) guì.
The old person has (color) hair.
zhè ge nián jì hen da de (person) tou fa shì (color) sè de.
The young person has (color) hair.
zhè ge nián jì hen xiao de (person) tou fa shì (color) sè de.
The adult person has (color) hair.
zhè ge nián qīng (person) tou fa shì (color) sè de.
