并 / 并且 (combining verbs: and) · 动词短语 1 + 并 / 并且 + 动词短语 2
Join related actions
- A group discusses a proposal and reaches a decision.
- 大家讨论并决定了。 — 并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
Join related actions
- A group discusses a proposal and reaches a decision.
- everyone大家to discuss讨论variant of 并并to decide (to do something)决定(completed / change)了。 — variant of 并并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
A group discusses a proposal and reaches a decision. What does 大家讨论并决定了。 communicate?
并 joins the discussing and deciding actions. 和 normally joins simple nouns, while 并 or 并且 often joins actions and clauses. 并不 uses 并 differently to strengthen a negative.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 并 / 并且 (combining verbs: and). 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.
everyone大家discuss讨论and并decide决定了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is variant of 并并 / moreover并且 (combining verbs: and). 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.
everyone大家discuss讨论and并decide决定了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: We discussed and decided: 大家讨论 ____ 决定了。
VP1 + 并 / 并且 + VP2 = and: 讨论并决定了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 大家讨论并决定了。: 并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
- 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, everyone大家to discuss讨论variant of 并并to decide (to do something)决定(completed / change)了。: variant of 并并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
并 / 并且 joins…
并 / 并且 joins verbs; for nouns use 和 / 跟.
Know the boundary
- 和 normally joins simple nouns, while 并 or 并且 often joins actions and clauses.
- 并不 uses 并 differently to strengthen a negative.
Know the boundary
- and / with和 normally joins simple nouns, while variant of 并并 or moreover并且 often joins actions and clauses.
- variant of 并并not不 uses variant of 并并 differently to strengthen a negative.
并 / 并且 has a tidy, formal feel.
Yes — common in formal / written “and”.
In the opening situation: 并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
和 normally joins simple nouns, while 并 or 并且 often joins actions and clauses. 并不 uses 并 differently to strengthen a negative. 并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
Use the distinction
- 并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
- 和 normally joins simple nouns, while 并 or 并且 often joins actions and clauses. 并不 uses 并 differently to strengthen a negative.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.
Use the distinction
- variant of 并并 joins the discussing and deciding actions.
- and / with和 normally joins simple nouns, while variant of 并并 or moreover并且 often joins actions and clauses. variant of 并并not不 uses variant of 并并 differently to strengthen a negative.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.