几乎 (nearly, almost)
Check an almost-full group
- Most of a class have phones, but a few do not.
- 几乎每个人都有手机。 — 几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
Check an almost-full group
- Most of a class have phones, but a few do not.
- almost几乎每个person人all / both都to have / there is有cell phone手机。 — almost几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
Most of a class have phones, but a few do not. What does 几乎每个人都有手机。 communicate?
几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal. 几乎 can also precede an event without 都 or a negative, as in 我几乎忘了. Keep the scope clear: 几乎都知道 is almost all know, while 几乎不知道 is hardly know.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 几乎 (nearly, almost). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
almost几乎everyone每个人all都has有a phone手机。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is almost几乎 (nearly, almost). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
almost几乎everyone每个人all都has有a phone手机。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Complete: ____ 每个人都有手机。(Almost everyone has a phone.)
几乎 … 都 = “almost all.” · 几乎 … 都 = “casi todos.”
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 几乎每个人都有手机。: 几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, almost几乎每个person人all / both都to have / there is有cell phone手机。: almost几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Match each 几乎 combo to its meaning. · Une cada combinación de 几乎 con su significado.
These combinations express almost all, almost none and hardly ever. 几乎 can also modify an event directly, as in 几乎忘了.
几乎 means … · 几乎 significa …
几乎 stops just short of an extreme — “almost,” not “completely.” · 几乎 se detiene justo antes de un extremo — “casi”, no “completamente”.
Build: “Almost no one believes him.” · Construye: “Casi nadie lo cree.”
几乎 + 没有 → “almost none”: 几乎没有人相信他. · 几乎 + 没有 → “casi ninguno”: 几乎没有人相信他.
Know the boundary
- 几乎 can also precede an event without 都 or a negative, as in 我几乎忘了.
- Keep the scope clear: 几乎都知道 is almost all know, while 几乎不知道 is hardly know.
Know the boundary
- almost几乎 can also precede an event without all / both都 or a negative, as in I / me我almost几乎to forget忘(completed / change)了.
- Keep the scope clear: almost几乎all / both都to know知道 is almost all know, while almost几乎not不to know知道 is hardly know.
In the opening situation: 几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
几乎 can also precede an event without 都 or a negative, as in 我几乎忘了. Keep the scope clear: 几乎都知道 is almost all know, while 几乎不知道 is hardly know. 几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
Use the distinction
- 几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
- 几乎 can also precede an event without 都 or a negative, as in 我几乎忘了. Keep the scope clear: 几乎都知道 is almost all know, while 几乎不知道 is hardly know.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- almost几乎 makes the claim almost universal rather than fully universal.
- almost几乎 can also precede an event without all / both都 or a negative, as in I / me我almost几乎to forget忘(completed / change)了. Keep the scope clear: almost几乎all / both都to know知道 is almost all know, while almost几乎not不to know知道 is hardly know.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adverbs.