N1 + 有 + N2 + Adj (as … as) · N1 + 有 + N2 + Adj (tan ... como)
Ask whether a level is reached
- You want to know whether a child's height reaches an older sibling's height.
- 你有他高吗？ — The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
Ask whether a level is reached
- You want to know whether a child's height reaches an older sibling's height.
- you你to have / there is有he / him他high高(yes/no ?)吗？ — The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
You want to know whether a child's height reaches an older sibling's height. What does 你有他高吗？ communicate?
The question asks about reaching the comparison level. The question itself does not assert equality. An answer such as 没有 confirms a lower height; 有 in this comparison differs from 有一本书, where it expresses possession.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is N1 + 有 + N2 + Adj (as … as). 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.
you你as … as有him他tall高吗？
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is N1 + to have / there is有 + N2 + Adj (as … as). 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.
you你as … as有him他tall高吗？
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Are you as tall as him? 你 ____ 他高吗?
N1 + 有 + N2 + Adj = as … as (reaches the level): 你有他高吗? · N1 + 有 + N2 + Adj = tan ... como (alcanza el nivel): 你有他高吗?
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 你有他高吗？: The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
- 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, you你to have / there is有he / him他high高(yes/no ?)吗？: The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 有他高 mean? · ¿Qué significa 有他高?
有 means N1 reaches N2's level: 有他高 = as tall as him. · 有 significa que N1 alcanza el nivel de N2: 有他高 = tan alto como él.
Build: “Are you as tall as him?” · Construye: “Are you as tall as him?”
N1 + 有 + N2 + Adj + 吗: 你 + 有他高 + 吗?
Know the boundary
- The question itself does not assert equality.
- An answer such as 没有 confirms a lower height; 有 in this comparison differs from 有一本书, where it expresses possession.
Know the boundary
- The question itself does not assert equality.
- An answer such as not have / haven't没有 confirms a lower height; to have / there is有 in this comparison differs from to have / there is有one / a一本书, where it expresses possession.
有 (as … as) is the positive twin of 没有 (not as … as). · 有 (tan ... como) es el par positivo de 没有 (no tan ... como).
Yes: 我有他高 ↔ 我没有他高. · Sí: 我有他高 ↔ 我没有他高.
In the opening situation: The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
The question itself does not assert equality. An answer such as 没有 confirms a lower height; 有 in this comparison differs from 有一本书, where it expresses possession. The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
Use the distinction
- The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
- The question itself does not assert equality. An answer such as 没有 confirms a lower height; 有 in this comparison differs from 有一本书, where it expresses possession.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.
Use the distinction
- The question asks about reaching the comparison level.
- The question itself does not assert equality. An answer such as not have / haven't没有 confirms a lower height; to have / there is有 in this comparison differs from to have / there is有one / a一本书, where it expresses possession.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparison patterns.