Difference between revisions of "Connecting nouns with "shi""
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| − | ! Subject !! 是 !! Object !! | + | ! Subject !! <em>是</em> !! Object !! |
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| − | | 我 || 是 || 学生 || 。 | + | | 我 || <em>是</em> || 学生 || 。 |
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| − | | 她 || 是 || 医生 || 。 | + | | 她 || <em>是</em> || 医生 || 。 |
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| − | | 他 || 是 || | + | | 他 || <em>是</em> || 老师 || 。 |
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| − | | 这 || 是 || 书 || 。 | + | | 这 || <em>是</em> || 书 || 。 |
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| − | | 那 || 是 || 杯子 || 。 | + | | 那 || <em>是</em> || 杯子 || 。 |
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Revision as of 07:35, 10 August 2011
The verb to be is not as widely used in Chinese as it is in English. In Chinese, 是 is for connecting nouns, and is generally not used with adjectives. The structure for connecting nouns with 是 is:
Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2
This is equivalent to "Noun 1 is Noun 2" in English. In terms of sentence elements, the structure is:
Subject + 是 + Object
As you can see, it's easy to form simple sentences expressing to be. Some examples:
| Subject | 是 | Object | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 我 | 是 | 学生 | 。 |
| 她 | 是 | 医生 | 。 |
| 他 | 是 | 老师 | 。 |
| 这 | 是 | 书 | 。 |
| 那 | 是 | 杯子 | 。 |
