原来 (so it turns out / all along)
New information explains what you missed
- You find a friend in a room after looking elsewhere.
- 原来你在这儿。 — The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
New information explains what you missed
- You find a friend in a room after looking elsewhere.
- original原来you你at / in在here这儿。 — The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
You find a friend in a room after looking elsewhere. What does 原来你在这儿。 communicate?
The speaker has just realised where the friend is. 原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in 原来住在这里. Not every use is a sudden discovery.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 原来 (so it turns out / all along). 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.
so it turns out原来you你are在here这儿。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is original原来 (so it turns out / all along). 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.
so it turns out原来you你are在here这儿。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: So this is where you've been: ____ 你在这儿。
原来 + Predicate = so it turns out: 原来你在这儿. · 原来 + Predicado = resulta que: 原来你在这儿.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 原来你在这儿。: The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
- 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, original原来you你at / in在here这儿。: The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 原来 express in the discovery 原来你在这儿？
原来 marks a fresh realisation about something already true. · 原来 marca una nueva realización sobre algo que ya era cierto.
Know the boundary
- 原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in 原来住在这里.
- Not every use is a sudden discovery.
Know the boundary
- original原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in original原来to live住at / in在here这里.
- Not every use is a sudden discovery.
原来你在这儿 can express a new realisation about a friend's location.
This is the discovery use. 原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in 原来住在这里.
In the opening situation: The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in 原来住在这里. Not every use is a sudden discovery. The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
Use the distinction
- The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
- 原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in 原来住在这里. Not every use is a sudden discovery.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- The speaker has just realised where the friend is.
- original原来 can also describe an earlier state, as in original原来to live住at / in在here这里. Not every use is a sudden discovery.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.