Difference between revisions of "Turning adjectives into adverbs"
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
{{Basic Grammar|none|B1|Adj + 地 + V|你 要 很 认真 <em>地</em> 学习。|grammar point|ASGMAFSX}} | {{Basic Grammar|none|B1|Adj + 地 + V|你 要 很 认真 <em>地</em> 学习。|grammar point|ASGMAFSX}} | ||
| + | {{Rel char|地}} | ||
{{POS|Adjectives}} | {{POS|Adjectives}} | ||
{{Used for|Describing actions}} | {{Used for|Describing actions}} | ||
{{Similar|Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"}} | {{Similar|Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"}} | ||
Revision as of 07:02, 25 September 2012
-
Level
-
Similar to
-
Used for
-
Keywords
Structure
You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly.
Subject + Adjective + 地 + Verb
Examples
- 你 要 很 认真 地 学习。
- 爷爷 慢慢 地 走路。
- 我们 舒服 地 躺 在 那里。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 72) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 192) →buy
