Difference between revisions of "Emphasis with "jiushi""
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| − | * 我<em>就</em>不说，他能怎么样？ | + | * 我<em>就</em>不说，他能怎么样？<span class="trans">I just can't say, what can he do?</span> |
| − | * 她<em>就</em>是漂亮，谁也不如她。 | + | * 她<em>就</em>是漂亮，谁也不如她。<span class="trans">She's just so beautiful. No one is like her.</span> |
| − | * 我<em>就</em>是不让你去。 | + | * 我<em>就</em>是不让你去。<span class="trans">I'm just not going to let you go.</span> |
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Revision as of 01:55, 4 June 2013
As an adverb, 就 can be placed before the predicate to add emphasis. It often has an intense or provocative feel it it, like how we sometimes say in English "it's just not right!", or other similar phrases. It often appears as 就是.
Structure
It's as simple as putting 就 in front of a verb.
就 + Verb
Examples
- 我就不说，他能怎么样？I just can't say, what can he do?
- 她就是漂亮，谁也不如她。She's just so beautiful. No one is like her.
- 我就是不让你去。I'm just not going to let you go.
See also
- "Just" with "jiu"
- Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
- Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"
- Expressing earliness with "jiu"
- Expressing indifference with "jiu"
- Limiting Scope with "jiu"
- "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
Sources and further reading
Books
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 733) →buy
