-
Zhangsan came." (2)
Zhāngsān Zhangsan shì COP míngtiān
tomorrow lái. come
Zhāngsān shì míngtiān lái.
Zhangsan COP
tomorrow come "Concerning
Zhangsan,...
- he
xihuan like
Zhangsan.
Zhangsan Wo I bu-shi not-be * Ta
xihuan Zhangsan. Wo bu-shi {} he like
Zhangsan I not-be "He
likes Zhangsan. I don't." 5. *...
- a) 张三
Zhangsan Zhangsan 被 bei P**** 李四 Lisi Lisi 打 da hit 了。 le. PRF 张三 被 李四 打 了。
Zhangsan bei Lisi da le.
Zhangsan P**** Lisi hit PRF '
Zhangsan was hit...
- a) 张三
Zhāngsān Zhangsan DP 在 zài at P 不 bù not NEG 在 zài at P 图书馆？ túshūguǎn?
library DP 张三 在 不 在 图书馆？
Zhāngsān zài bù zài túshūguǎn?
Zhangsan at not...
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Hypothesis in
Mandarin Zhangsan Zhangsan shi AUX -bu- -no- shi AUX chi- eat- hun- meat- han- and- su
veggies dou all keyi? allowed?
Zhangsan shi -bu- shi chi-...
-
indeed found: (a)
Zhangsan Zhangsan zenmeyang how xiu
repair che? car
Zhangsan zenmeyang xiu che?
Zhangsan how
repair car "How does
Zhangsan repair the car...
- "
Zhangsan" as the
subject and "Lisi" as the object: 3a)
Zhangsan Zhangsan kanjian see Lisi Lisi le ASP ma? Q?
Zhangsan kanjian Lisi le ma?
Zhangsan see...
- construction. 张三
Zhāngsān Zhangsan 擦干净了 cā-gānjìng-le wipe-clean-PFV 桌子。 zhuōzi.
table 张三 擦干净了 桌子。
Zhāngsān cā-gānjìng-le zhuōzi.
Zhangsan wipe-clean-PFV...
-
equivalent of
classical 之.
Nominal (noun or pronoun):
possession Zhāngsān de chē 張三的車
Zhangsan's car.
Adjective (stative verb):
description Piàoliang de nǚhái...
-
Zhangsan is (at least) as tall as his
older brother. 张三 有 他 哥哥 高
Zhāngsān yŏu tā gēgē gāo
Zhangsan have his
older brother tall...
