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也 and 都 — also, all and both
הוצגהמיקום המנוהל נשמר בדפדפן הזה. המשך אינו משלים את השיעור או עונה על שאלותיו.
Everyone is a student
- You meet two new classmates. You are a student, and so are they.
- I我also也am是student学生。 Wǒ yě shì xuésheng. — "I am a student too." we我们all都am是student学生。 Wǒmen dōu shì xuésheng. — "We are all students."
also也: also, too
- also也 (yě) goes after the subject and before the verb: I我also也am是student学生, I'm a student too; he / him他also也to like喜欢tea茶, he likes tea too.
- It never goes at the end of the sentence as “too” does in English.
I我also也am是student学生。
Complete: “I am a student too.” 我____是学生。
רמת קושי 1/5 · 100 מטבעות + בונוס קטן בהשלמה הראשונה היום
也 goes after the subject and before the verb.
all都: all, both
- all都 (dōu) also goes before the verb. It refers back to a group that comes before it: we我们all都am是student学生, we are all students.
- With two people, all都 means “both”: he / him他and / with和she / her她all都to like喜欢cat猫, he and she both like cats.
we我们all都are是students学生。
Which sentence says “We are all students”?
רמת קושי 1/5 · 100 מטבעות + בונוס קטן בהשלמה הראשונה היום
The group (我们) comes first, then 都 before the verb.
Build: “He and she both like cats.”
רמת קושי 3/5 · 200 מטבעות + בונוס קטן בהשלמה הראשונה היום
The group comes first, then 都 + verb.
also也 and all都 together
- When both appear, also也 comes first: they他们also也all都am是teacher老师。 Tāmen yě dōu shì lǎoshī. — "They are all teachers too."
- all都 + not不: we我们all都there's no hurry不忙, none of us is busy.
In 他们也都是老师, 也 comes before 都.
רמת קושי 1/5 · 100 מטבעות + בונוס קטן בהשלמה הראשונה היום
True. When both appear, the order is 也都.
Watch out
- also也 and all都 go before the verb, not at the end: I我also也am是student学生, not I我am是student学生also也.
- The group must come before all都: we我们all都to go去, not all都we我们to go去.
Recap
- Subject + also也 + verb = also: I我also也am是student学生.
- Group + all都 + verb = all/both: we我们all都am是student学生. Together: also也all都.
Introduce yourself and two friends. Say one thing that is true for you too, and one thing that is true for all of you. Close the examples. Say it, then write it in Chinese.
Compare meaning and word order with the model; your sentences need not copy it. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken version to comment on pronunciation.