Difference between revisions of "Using "ye" and "dou" together"
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| − | If you' | + | Sometimes you want to say that a group of people have something in common with something else. If this is the case you'll want to use 都 (dōu) and 也 (yě) at the same time. |
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| + | ==Structure== | ||
| + | If you're using 都 and 也 in the same sentence, put 也 first: | ||
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
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<div class="liju"> | <div class="liju"> | ||
| − | * 他们 <em>也 都</em> 是 法国 人。 | + | * 他们 <em>也 都</em> 是 法国 人。<span class="trans">They are also all French people.</span> |
| − | * 我们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。 | + | * 我们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">We also all like to drink beer.</span> |
| − | * 你们 <em>也 都</em> 是 学生 吗？ | + | * 你们 <em>也 都</em> 是 学生 吗？<span class="trans">Are you all students too?</span> |
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*[[The all adverb]] | *[[The all adverb]] | ||
*[[The also adverb]] | *[[The also adverb]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
| + | {{Basic Grammar|都|A2|也 + 都 + V /也 + 都 + Adj|我们 <em>也 都</em> 去 北京 。|grammar point|NEEDCODE}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|The all adverb}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|The also adverb}} | ||
| + | {{POS|Adverbs}} | ||
| + | {{Used for|Expressing quantity}} | ||
Revision as of 01:21, 21 June 2013
Sometimes you want to say that a group of people have something in common with something else. If this is the case you'll want to use 都 (dōu) and 也 (yě) at the same time.
Structure
If you're using 都 and 也 in the same sentence, put 也 first:
Subject + 也 + 都 + Verb + Object
Some examples:
- 他们 也 都 是 法国 人。They are also all French people.
- 我们 也 都 喜欢 喝 啤酒。We also all like to drink beer.
- 你们 也 都 是 学生 吗？Are you all students too?
