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Placement of 了 in 停在了离小岛不太远的地方
The sentence is from Mandarin Companion's "Journey to the center of the Earth".
我们把船停在了离小岛不太远的地方，晚上我们还是在船上休息。
I know that the rules of 了 are tricky, but I dont understand what its doing ...
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Can we simultaneously use the particles 地 and 得 with a single verb, e.g. 他高兴地跳得高?
I'm sure 他高兴地跳着 and 他跳得高 are fine, but I'm not sure if we can combine them, like in:
他高兴地跳得高。
He happily jumped high.
Here we have the grammar structure:
Subject + adv. + 地 + verb + 得 + complement.
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Why not put 了 after 看到 and how to understand that the action is completed in 我在报纸上看到一篇关于她的新闻?
听说，我在报纸上看到一篇关于她的新闻，他现在已经是一个有名的作家了。
When should I not use 了?
It's especially strange because the 了 at the end means a change in state, right? But I have seen explanations that it also refers to some ...
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What function does 了perform in this sentence 我忘问她要电话了 ？
It's a change of situation, isn't it? But what has changed? Why is 了 not used after the verb?
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When to use or skip 的 between two nouns?
Please helpme to understand the grammatical difference when using or skip 的 between two nouns。 What I know is that 中文, 西班牙 and 书 all are nouns. But in some cases thy become attributes
Case a) 中文书 ...
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Is 的 Here An Emphasis or Just A Nominalization
我觉得这句话哪里怪怪的
I guess 的 can be nominalizing since it would be something weird. But every time I see 的 by itself at the end of a ssntemce I struggle to tell whether or not it's emphasizing since I'vs ...
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In "Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén", why is it "Nǐ" and not " Nǐde"?
Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
Why "Nǐ" and not " Nǐde"?
Since Nǐde is possessive.
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的 in the “你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？”
Some sites said 来的 can be used for an emphasis but here it s separate. Can it have the same meaning or something other here?
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Meanings and roles of 要 inside 信用卡比现金要方便多了。
信用卡比现金要方便多了。
I think that 要 can be removed from the above sentence to convey the same meaning of the original sentence.
I looked up for several online dictionaries but still haven't got the meaning(s)...
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Use of 要...(了) to indicate future
This is a question about the use of 要 yào as a verb to indicate immediate future ('going to') and its common complementation by 了 le.
要 is a confusing word for learners because of its various meanings....
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Use of final 的 (de) with the verb 會/会 (huì)
A use case of the particle 的 de that I've always found odd is the way it can be added at the end of a sentence where 會/会 huì is the main verb. I've seen this explained as a form of 'emphasis', but I'...
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Is 今天的日是什么 ever used as substitute for 今天是星期几吗, or is it grammatically incorrect/improper?
Is 今天的日是什么 ever used as substitute for 今天是星期几吗, or is it grammatically incorrect/improper?
This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm not the smartest (Hence why I haven't fully learnt Chinese ...
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Confusing 了1 and 了2
One of the functions of 了 is marking the completion of an action. (了1) Another function is marking a change of state. (了2) Personally it is sometimes difficult for me to distinguish between these two ...
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What is the function of 了 in 请告诉她我不能跟她去看电影了？
Is it the "change of state" sentence-end particle?
If so, can you say this sentence without it?
And if not, how do you convey the difference between:
(She already knows, the situation hasn't ...
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What is function of 的 in 挺.......的?
I am understanding 挺。。。的 to mean "quite"
I don't get the sense that the 的 is nominalizing an elided phrase particularly, or is this wrong? If yes/no, how/why?
Additionally, why/when is it ...
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