Difference between revisions of "Auxiliary verb"
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| − | Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs that | + | Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal" comes from "mood.") In English, auxiliary verbs include words like "should," "will," and "can," which all change something about the situation and the speaker's attitude. Auxiliary verbs express capability, possibility, necessity, obligation or willingness. |
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Latest revision as of 06:30, 22 November 2020
- Also known as: modal verb, 助动词 (zhùdòngcí), 情态动词 (qíngtài dòngcí) and 能愿动词 (néngyuàn dòngcí).
Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal" comes from "mood.") In English, auxiliary verbs include words like "should," "will," and "can," which all change something about the situation and the speaker's attitude. Auxiliary verbs express capability, possibility, necessity, obligation or willingness.
Characteristics
In sentences with auxiliary verbs, the auxiliary verb is the one that gets modified. That is, if you want to negate a sentence with an auxiliary verb, put "不" before the auxiliary, not the main verb.
Also, unlike normal verbs, auxiliary verbs can't be reduplicated, nor can they take the aspect particles: 了 (le), 着 (zhe), and 过 (guo).
Finally, when you are responding to a question that uses an auxiliary verb, you reply with the auxiliary verb, not with the main verb that it modifies.
Grammar Patterns for Auxiliary Verbs
Sources and further reading
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 41 - 47)
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 81 to 89)
- 简明汉语语法学习手册 (Chinese Grammar Without Tears) (pp. 239 - 250)
- Practicing HSK Grammar (pp. 141 - 151)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 69 - 75)
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (p. 140)→buy
