Difference between revisions of "Indicating location with "zai" before verbs"
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| − | 在 can be used as an [[auxiliary verb]] to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''happening now''. This is often the equivalent of ''present continuous'' in English. | + | 在 (zài) can be used as an [[auxiliary verb]] to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''happening now''. This is often the equivalent of ''present continuous'' in English. |
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Revision as of 02:50, 17 August 2011
在 (zài) can be used as an auxiliary verb to express that an action is ongoing or happening now. This is often the equivalent of present continuous in English.
The structure is:
Subject + 在 + Verb + Object
Some examples:
- 她 在 看 报纸
- 我 在 喝 啤酒。
- 我们 在 学习 中文。
