刚 vs 刚才 (just now: adverb vs time-word)
Place a recent-time expression correctly
- A friend left shortly before you arrived.
- 他刚走。刚才他还在这儿。 — 刚 modifies the leaving; 刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
Place a recent-time expression correctly
- A friend left shortly before you arrived.
- he / him他just now刚to walk走。just now (variant of 刚才)刚才he / him他still / also还at / in在here这儿。 — just now刚 modifies the leaving; just now (variant of 刚才)刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
A friend left shortly before you arrived. What does 他刚走。刚才他还在这儿。 communicate?
刚 modifies the leaving; 刚才 names the earlier time when he was here. 刚 can describe a short interval relative to a stated event, as in 刚到学校就下雨了. 刚才 can occur before or after the subject and in 刚才的电话; it is a time expression, not merely a longer 刚.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 刚 vs 刚才 (just now: adverb vs time-word). 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.
he他just刚leave走。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is just now刚 vs just now (variant of 刚才)刚才 (just now: adverb vs time-word). 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.
he他just刚leave走。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Put the adverb right before the verb: 他 ____ 走。(He just left.)
刚 is an adverb tight before the verb: 他刚走 (he just left). · 刚 es un adverbio que va justo antes del verbo: 他刚走 (he just left).
Read examples in context
a moment ago刚才he他be at在here这儿。
- In the opening example, 他刚走。刚才他还在这儿。: 刚 modifies the leaving; 刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
a moment ago刚才he他be at在here这儿。
- In the opening example, he / him他just now刚to walk走。just now (variant of 刚才)刚才he / him他still / also还at / in在here这儿。: just now刚 modifies the leaving; just now (variant of 刚才)刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which word can open a sentence like 昨天 (a time-word)? · ¿Qué palabra puede iniciar una oración como 昨天 (un word de tiempo)?
刚才 is a time-noun, so 刚才他在这儿 works; 刚 is an adverb tied to the verb. · 刚才 es un sustantivo de tiempo, por lo que 刚才他在这儿 funciona; 刚 es un adverbio vinculado al verbo.
Build: “A moment ago he was here.” · Construye: “A moment ago he was here.”
刚才 is a time-word and opens the clause: 刚才 + 他 + 在这儿. · 刚才 es un word de tiempo e inicia la cláusula: 刚才 + 他 + 在这儿.
Know the boundary
- 刚 can describe a short interval relative to a stated event, as in 刚到学校就下雨了.
- 刚才 can occur before or after the subject and in 刚才的电话; it is a time expression, not merely a longer 刚.
Know the boundary
- just now刚 can describe a short interval relative to a stated event, as in 刚到school学校then / just就to rain下雨(completed / change)了.
- just now (variant of 刚才)刚才 can occur before or after the subject and in just now (variant of 刚才)刚才(of / 's)的telephone电话; it is a time expression, not merely a longer just now刚.
刚 and 刚才 are the same kind of word and always swap freely. · 刚 y 刚才 son del mismo tipo de palabra y siempre se pueden intercambiar libremente.
刚 is an adverb (before the verb); 刚才 is a time-word — they do not swap freely. · 刚 es un adverbio (antes del verbo); 刚才 es un word de tiempo — no se pueden intercambiar libremente.
刚 and 刚才 are interchangeable in every grammatical position.
刚 can describe a short interval relative to a stated event, as in 刚到学校就下雨了. 刚才 can occur before or after the subject and in 刚才的电话; it is a time expression, not merely a longer 刚. 刚 modifies the leaving; 刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
Use the distinction
- 刚 modifies the leaving; 刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
- 刚 can describe a short interval relative to a stated event, as in 刚到学校就下雨了. 刚才 can occur before or after the subject and in 刚才的电话; it is a time expression, not merely a longer 刚.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparing adverbs.
Use the distinction
- just now刚 modifies the leaving; just now (variant of 刚才)刚才 names the earlier time when he was here.
- just now刚 can describe a short interval relative to a stated event, as in 刚到school学校then / just就to rain下雨(completed / change)了. just now (variant of 刚才)刚才 can occur before or after the subject and in just now (variant of 刚才)刚才(of / 's)的telephone电话; it is a time expression, not merely a longer just now刚.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparing adverbs.