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Revision as of 02:58, 19 June 2012

Structure

The particle 吧 can be used to soften the feel of a sentence. This could be to make it more polite, gentler and less forceful, or to turn a command into a suggestion. The structure is:

Subject + Verb + Object + 吧

Examples

  • 这样 不 太 好
  • 咱们 喝 啤酒
  • 算了
  • 应该 是

Note that to make suggestions for a group of people including oneself, 咱们 is often used with 吧.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books