Grammar Flashcards
(14 cards)
How to Express Degree
Adv + Adj + 了
太大了
No 了 with 不
Sentence Structure
Subject + Verb + Obj.
我吃饭 | Wǒ chī fàn| I eat food
Yes/No Question Structure
Declarative Sentence + 吗(ma)
他是老师吗 |Tā shì lǎoshī ma| You are teacher 吗
Negation
不 + Verb/Adjective
我不喝酒 |Tā bù gāoxìng| You no happy
Possession
Owner+ 的(de) + Owned
我的书 |Wǒ de shū| I’s book
她的朋友 |Tā de péngyǒu| You’s friend
Plural
Pronoun + 们(men)
我们 | Wǒmen | We
Word order for Time
Time Expression + Subject + Time Expression + Verb + Object
我今天学习中文 |Wǒ jīntiān xuéxí Zhōngwén| I today study Chinese
Adjectives may act as
Verbs
我很累 |Wǒ hěn lèi| I very tired
Measure words
Number + MW [ 杯|bēi , 本|běn, …] + measured
一杯茶 |Yī bēi chá| One cup of tea
三本书 |Sān běn shū| Three things of books
Existence
“有”(yǒu) indicates existence or possession
我有一只狗 |Wǒ yǒu yī zhī gǒu| I have one thing of dog
桌子上有一本书 |Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī běn shū| Table on is one thing of book
Comparison
Comparator + 比(bǐ)+ comparator + Adj.
他比我高| Tā bǐ wǒ gāo| He to me taller
Upward Motion ^ Initiation of [ Action ^ Judgement]
起来 | qǐlái | up, started, it seems
Verb + 起来
捡 起来 | Jiǎn qǐlái | Pick up
Verb / Adj. + 起来 +了
宝宝 哭 起来 了 | Bǎobao kū qǐlái le | Baby cry started
*Only used with spontaneous actions
Subj. + Verb + 起来 + Adv. + Adj.
他 看 起来 很 友好 | Tā kàn qǐlái hěn yǒuhǎo | He looks it seems very friendly
Expressing Actions in progress
在 ^ 正在 | zài ^ zhèngzài| present continuous
Subj. + 【在 ^ 尚在】 + Verb + Obj.
她 在 看 书 | Tā zài kànshū | It is reading book
- 正在 more emphasis it’s happening now
Minutes until next hour
差【chà】minus
Hour + 点 + 差+ Minutes + 分
差+ Minutes + Hour + 点
中标显示差八分钟十二点【Zhōngbiǎo xiǎnshì chà bā fēnzhōng shíèr diǎn】Clock shows minus 8 minutes 12 o’clock
