全 + Noun (the whole / all of) · 全 + Sustantivo (toda la / todo el)
Identify the whole group
- All members of a family arrive at a gathering.
- 全家都来了。 — 全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
Identify the whole group
- All members of a family arrive at a gathering.
- whole family全家all / both都to come来(completed / change)了。 — whole family全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
All members of a family arrive at a gathering. What does 全家都来了。 communicate?
全家 includes the entire family being discussed. The group is defined by context. 全家 does not refer to every family in the world.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 全 + Noun (the whole / all of). 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.
the whole family全家all都come来了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is all全 + Noun (the whole / all of). 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.
the whole family全家all都come来了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: The whole family came: ____ 家都来了。
全 + Noun = the whole / all the …: 全家 (the whole family). · 全 + Sustantivo = toda la / todo el …: 全家 (toda la familia).
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 全家都来了。: 全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
- 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, whole family全家all / both都to come来(completed / change)了。: whole family全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 全 mean before a noun? · ¿Qué significa 全 antes de un sustantivo?
全 = whole / entire: 全班, 全国, 全世界. · 全 = entero / completo: 全班, 全国, 全世界.
Build: “The whole family came.” · Construye: “Toda la familia vino.”
全 + Noun + 都 + Verb: 全家 + 都 + 来了. · 全 + Sustantivo + 都 + Verbo: 全家 + 都 + 来了.
Know the boundary
- The group is defined by context.
- 全家 does not refer to every family in the world.
Know the boundary
- The group is defined by context.
- whole family全家 does not refer to every family in the world.
全 often pairs with 都 (全家都来了). · 全 a menudo se combina con 都 (全家都来了).
Yes — 全 + Noun + 都 is very common: 全家都来了. · Sí — 全 + Sustantivo + 都 es muy común: 全家都来了.
In the opening situation: 全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
The group is defined by context. 全家 does not refer to every family in the world. 全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
Use the distinction
- 全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
- The group is defined by context. 全家 does not refer to every family in the world.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adjectives.
Use the distinction
- whole family全家 includes the entire family being discussed.
- The group is defined by context. whole family全家 does not refer to every family in the world.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adjectives.