本 + Noun (this / our / one's own)
Officialese for "ours"
- root本 + Noun = "this / our / the present …" — a formal, official word.
- root本company公司 = "our company"; I本人 = "myself"; 本周 = "this week".
- root本 points to the speaker's own side or the current item.
root本 + Noun
- root本 marks the noun as "this very / our own".
our本company公司not不accept接受returns退货。
- root本company公司 = "our company."
Explore
Correct or broken?
本 + noun speaks officially of one's own: this company, this train, myself.
Practice
Our company doesn't accept returns: ____ 公司不接受退货。
本 + Noun = this / our: 本公司 (our company).
Practice
本 is formal and points to the speaker's own side / the present.
Yes — 本公司, 本周 (this very …).
Recap
Key idea
- root本 + Noun — "this / our / one's own (the present)"
- root本company公司 · I本人 · 本周 · local本地
- Formal / official; points to the speaker's own side
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Nouns.
Practice
本人 means…
本 = this / one's own: 本人, 本周, 本地.