Difference between revisions of "Expressing "just now" with "gangcai""
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* 不好意思，我 <em>刚才</em> <strong>出去</strong> 了。 <span class="pinyin">Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>chūqù</strong> le.</span> <span class="trans">I'm sorry, I just now stepped out.</span> | * 不好意思，我 <em>刚才</em> <strong>出去</strong> 了。 <span class="pinyin">Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>chūqù</strong> le.</span> <span class="trans">I'm sorry, I just now stepped out.</span> | ||
* 宝宝 <em>刚才</em> <strong>笑</strong> 了。 <span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>xiào</strong> le.</span> <span class="trans">The baby just now laughed.</span> | * 宝宝 <em>刚才</em> <strong>笑</strong> 了。 <span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>xiào</strong> le.</span> <span class="trans">The baby just now laughed.</span> | ||
| − | * <em>刚才</em> | + | * <em>刚才</em> 谁 <strong> 来 </strong> 了？<span class="pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> shéi <strong> lái </strong>le?</span> <span class="trans">Just now who came?</span> |
* <em>刚才</em> 我 <strong>去</strong> 洗手间 了。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> wǒ <strong>qù</strong> xǐshǒujiān le.</span> <span class="trans">Just now I went to the washroom.</span> | * <em>刚才</em> 我 <strong>去</strong> 洗手间 了。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> wǒ <strong>qù</strong> xǐshǒujiān le.</span> <span class="trans">Just now I went to the washroom.</span> | ||
* 他们 <em>刚才</em> 去 <strong>开会</strong> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>gāngcái</em> qù <strong>kāihuì</strong> le.</span> <span class="trans">They went to a meeting just now.</span> | * 他们 <em>刚才</em> 去 <strong>开会</strong> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>gāngcái</em> qù <strong>kāihuì</strong> le.</span> <span class="trans">They went to a meeting just now.</span> | ||
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In order to say that something "just now" occurred, use the time noun 刚才 (gāngcái). It can be placed in front of the verb or the subject of a statement.
Structure
This grammar structure is pretty straightforward. Similar to the English "just now," you can put 刚才 (gāngcái) right before the verb in a sentence. It can also come before the subject or after the subject.
刚才 + Verb
Examples
- 你 刚才 说 什么？ What did you just say?
- 你们 刚才 在 看 什么？ What were you looking at?
- 刚才 你 去 哪儿 了？ Just now where did you go?
- 老板 刚才 生气 了。 The boss just got angry.
- 不好意思，我 刚才 出去 了。 I'm sorry, I just now stepped out.
- 宝宝 刚才 笑 了。 The baby just now laughed.
- 刚才 谁 来 了？ Just now who came?
- 刚才 我 去 洗手间 了。 Just now I went to the washroom.
- 他们 刚才 去 开会 了 。 They went to a meeting just now.
- 刚才 有 人 找 你。 Just now there was someone looking for you.
See also
- Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
- Explaining results with "suoyi"
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
- Stating the effect before the cause (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (p. 217)→buy
