Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 39

Sentence Structure 28
Nominal Predicate Sentence - Part 2

The negative form of a nominal predicate sentence is made by using 不character: 不
pinyin: bú
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details between the subject and the predicate, resulting in a sentence with a verbal predicate at the same time.

Examples

十二月word: 十二月
pinyin: shíèryuè
details六character: 六
pinyin: liù
details号character: 号
pinyin: hào
details不character: 不
pinyin: bú
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details星期五word: 星期五
pinyin: xīngqīwǔ
details。
今天word: 今天
pinyin: jīntiān
details不character: 不
pinyin: bú
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details三character: 三
pinyin: sān
details十character: 十
pinyin: shí
details一character: 一
pinyin: yī
details日character: 日
pinyin: rì
details。

Sentence Structure 29
Time Words used as objects

Time words may be used as subjects, objects, predicates, modifiers, headwords in a "的character: 的
pinyin: de
details" structure, complements, or adverbial adjuncts. Here we pay special attention to their use as objects.

Example

今天word: 今天
pinyin: jīntiān
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details星期天word: 星期天
pinyin: xīngqītiān
details。

Order of time words in dates

The order of time words in a date is year-month-day-day of the week.

年character: 年
pinyin: nián
details 月character: 月
pinyin: yuè
details 日character: 日
pinyin: rì
details 星期word: 星期
pinyin: xīngqī
details

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