Re:A simple explanation of Chinese characters
by TACIXAT on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @10:08AM
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I'm learning Mandarin right now and I love the grammar. I studied Spanish in high school and the lack of conjugation in Chinese is superb. I even feel sorry for people learning English now.
That 是 (shì) stays consistent through all the sentences. Love it. Also the fact that 他,她,and 它 (he, she, and it) all have the same pronunciation (tā).
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Re:A simple explanation of Chinese characters
by agrand on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @10:31AM
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Actually, you don't even need to use a verb here. 我很酷(Wǒ hěn kù)is enough.
This is probably something you didn't learn yet.
You should think of it as a sort of tarzan-talk: "Me very cool!".
If you use 是, you actually put on emphasis on the sentence. Like: "You're not cool.", "I AM cool!".