究竟 (exactly / on earth) · 究竟
Investigate exactly what happened
- A confusing event needs a clear explanation.
- 这究竟是怎么回事？ — 究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
Investigate exactly what happened
- A confusing event needs a clear explanation.
- this这to go to the bottom of a…究竟to be / is是what's the matter?怎么回事？ — to go to the bottom of a…究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
A confusing event needs a clear explanation. What does 这究竟是怎么回事？ communicate?
究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation. 究竟 and 到底 overlap in questions, with register preferences. Shared meanings do not make every use of the two interchangeable.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 究竟 (exactly / on earth). 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.
this这exactly究竟is是how怎么matter回事？
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to go to the bottom of a…究竟 (exactly / on earth). 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.
this这exactly究竟is是how怎么matter回事？
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: What exactly is going on? 这 ____ 是怎么回事?
究竟 + Question demands the precise answer: 这究竟是怎么回事? · 究竟 + 疑问 追问确切答案:这究竟是怎么回事?
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这究竟是怎么回事？: 究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
- 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, this这to go to the bottom of a…究竟to be / is是what's the matter?怎么回事？: to go to the bottom of a…究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
How does 究竟 compare with 到底? · 究竟 和 到底 相比如何?
Both can intensify a question. Their entire ranges of use are not identical.
Know the boundary
- 究竟 and 到底 overlap in questions, with register preferences.
- Shared meanings do not make every use of the two interchangeable.
Know the boundary
- to go to the bottom of a…究竟 and finally到底 overlap in questions, with register preferences.
- Shared meanings do not make every use of the two interchangeable.
究竟 and 到底 have opposite meanings. · 究竟 和 到底 意思相反。
They overlap in question contexts. A register preference is not a guarantee that every use is interchangeable.
In the opening situation: 究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
究竟 and 到底 overlap in questions, with register preferences. Shared meanings do not make every use of the two interchangeable. 究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
Use the distinction
- 究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
- 究竟 and 到底 overlap in questions, with register preferences. Shared meanings do not make every use of the two interchangeable.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- to go to the bottom of a…究竟 focuses attention on the precise explanation.
- to go to the bottom of a…究竟 and finally到底 overlap in questions, with register preferences. Shared meanings do not make every use of the two interchangeable.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.