Difference between revisions of "Basic sentence order"
(Created page with ": ''See also: Word order'' The most basic word order in Chinese is: <div class="jiegou"> Subject + Verb </div> You can form very simple sentences with just two words: <...") |
|||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | This is the same as in English, and is commonly referred to as SVO word order. You can express a huge variety of things with this simple structure. | + | This is the same as in English, and is commonly referred to as SVO word order. You can express a huge variety of things with this simple structure. Some examples: |
<div class="liju"> | <div class="liju"> | ||
Revision as of 07:31, 10 August 2011
- See also: Word order
The most basic word order in Chinese is:
Subject + Verb
You can form very simple sentences with just two words:
| Subject | Verb | |
|---|---|---|
| 你 | 吃 | 。 |
| 他 | 跑步 | 。 |
| 我 | 跳舞 | 。 |
A basic sentence usually has an object, and is formed with this structure:
Subject + Verb + Object
This is the same as in English, and is commonly referred to as SVO word order. You can express a huge variety of things with this simple structure. Some examples:
| Subject | Verb | Object | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 你 | 吃 | 包子 | 。 |
| 他 | 说 | 中文 | 。 |
| 我 | 爱 | 你 | 。 |
