Difference between revisions of "Expressing "when" with "de shihou""
ViktorMugli (talk | contribs) |
Yangrenjun (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
{{Similar|Before a specific time}} | {{Similar|Before a specific time}} | ||
{{Similar|In the future in general}} | {{Similar|In the future in general}} | ||
| + | {{POS|Nouns}} | ||
Revision as of 05:50, 15 June 2012
-
Level
-
Similar to
-
Used for
-
Keywords
Structure
To talk about events that happened at or during a particular time, 的时候 is often used. This is simply attached to the word or phrase indicating the time:
Time + 的时候 + Subject + Verb + Object
As time words can appear before or after the subject, you can also place the Time + 的时候 after the subject.
Examples
- 我 在 大学 的时候 常常 出去 玩。
- 我 小 的时候，不 喜欢 吃 蔬菜。
- 我 跟 朋友 一起 的时候 喜欢 喝 啤酒。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 24-5) →buy
