Questions with 呢 (and you? / where?) · Questions avec 呢 (et toi ? / où ?)
A short follow-up relies on context
- A friend says where they live and then asks about you.
- 我住在上海，你呢？ — 你呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
A short follow-up relies on context
- A friend says where they live and then asks about you.
- I / me我to live住at / in在Shanghai municipality…上海，you你(and …? / softener)呢？ — you你(and …? / softener)呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
A friend says where they live and then asks about you. What does 我住在上海，你呢？ communicate?
你呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause. The same 你呢 can ask about your health after 我很好. 我的钥匙呢 can ask where the keys are. The noun and 呢 do not determine the full question without context.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Questions with 呢 (and you? / where?). 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.
I我fine很好，you你呢？
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Questions with (and …? / softener)呢 (and you? / where?). 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.
I我fine很好，you你呢？
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I'm fine, and you? 我很好,你 ____?
X 呢? = what about X?: 你呢? (and you?). · X 呢? = qu'en est-il de X ? : 你呢? (et toi ?).
Read examples in context
my我的keys钥匙呢？
- In the opening example, 我住在上海，你呢？: 你呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
my我的keys钥匙呢？
- In the opening example, I / me我to live住at / in在Shanghai municipality…上海，you你(and …? / softener)呢？: you你(and …? / softener)呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What can 我的书呢? mean? · Que peut signifier 我的书呢 ?
X 呢? alone = “where is X?”: 我的书呢? · X 呢? seul = « où est X ? » : 我的书呢?
Build: “I'm fine, and you?” · Construire : « Je vais bien, et toi ? »
Clause，Noun + 呢: 我很好 + 你 + 呢? · Clause，Nom + 呢 : 我很好 + 你 + 呢?
Know the boundary
- The same 你呢 can ask about your health after 我很好.
- 我的钥匙呢 can ask where the keys are. The noun and 呢 do not determine the full question without context.
Know the boundary
- The same you你(and …? / softener)呢 can ask about your health after I / me我very很good好.
- I / me我(of / 's)的key钥匙(and …? / softener)呢 can ask where the keys are. The noun and (and …? / softener)呢 do not determine the full question without context.
你呢? is a quick way to ask “and you?”. · 你呢? est un moyen rapide de demander « et toi ? ».
Yes: after answering, 你呢? bounces the question back. · Oui : après avoir répondu, 你呢? renvoie la question.
In the opening situation: 你呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
The same 你呢 can ask about your health after 我很好. 我的钥匙呢 can ask where the keys are. The noun and 呢 do not determine the full question without context. 你呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
Use the distinction
- 你呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
- The same 你呢 can ask about your health after 我很好. 我的钥匙呢 can ask where the keys are. The noun and 呢 do not determine the full question without context.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Particles.
Use the distinction
- you你(and …? / softener)呢 asks where you live, borrowing the topic from the preceding clause.
- The same you你(and …? / softener)呢 can ask about your health after I / me我very很good好. I / me我(of / 's)的key钥匙(and …? / softener)呢 can ask where the keys are. The noun and (and …? / softener)呢 do not determine the full question without context.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Particles.