Difference between revisions of "Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou""

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"什么...都/也" (shénme...dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything".

什么 + Noun. + 都

什么 + Noun. + 也

什么 + 都/也

以后你应该什么水果都吃。Later you should eat every fruit.
我什么电影都喜欢看。I like to watch all the movies. (implying that I like all the movies that come my way)
今天我什么工作都做了。Today I did all my work.
我什么都知道。I know everything.

什么 + Noun. + 都/也 + 不

什么 + Noun. + 都/也 + 没

以后你应该什么水果都不吃。Later you should not eat every fruit.
我什么电影都不喜欢看。I don't like to watch every movie. (implying I don't like movies in general)
今天我什么工作都没做。Today I didn't do any work.
我什么都不知道。I don't know anything.

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-*以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 水果 <em>都</em> 不 吃。<span class="trans">You should not eat every fruit.</span>
+*以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 水果 <em>都</em> 不 吃。<span class="trans">Later you should not eat every fruit.</span>
 *我 <em>什么</em> 电影 <em>都</em> 不 喜欢 看。<span class="trans">I don't like to watch every movie. (implying I don't like movies in general)</span>
 *今天 我 <em>什么</em> 工作 <em>都</em> 没 做。<span class="trans">Today I didn't do any work.</span>