Noun + 这个 + Category (sizing up)
"This guy, as a person…"
- this这个 isn't only "this". Noun + this这个 + category sizes someone/something up.
- he / him他this这个person人very很cordial热情 = "him, as a person, is really warm."
- It adds a personal, evaluative tone (and works as a spoken filler too).
Noun + this这个 + Category
- this这个 re-frames the noun for a comment about it.
he他this这个person人very很warm热情。
- he / him他this这个person人very很cordial热情 = "he's a warm-hearted person."
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Noun + 这个 + category steps back to size something up as a KIND of thing.
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He's a warm-hearted person: 他 ____ 人很热情。
Noun + 这个 + Category sizes someone up: 他这个人很热情.
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这个 can also work as a spoken filler (“um, this…”).
Yes — 这个… is a common hesitation filler in speech.
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Key idea
- Noun + this这个 + Category — sizes someone / something up
- he / him他this这个person人very很cordial热情 · to learn学习this这个matter事
- Adds a personal tone; also a spoken filler ("um, this…")
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Nouns.
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What tone does 他这个人 add?
It re-frames the noun for a comment: 他这个人….