Difference between revisions of "Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de""
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Listing Things with "a"]] | *[[Listing Things with "a"]] | ||
+ | *[[Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"]] | ||
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == |
Revision as of 01:06, 20 September 2012
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什么的(shénme de) is an informal way to express etc., and used to end a list of items when it is obvious to the listener what class of things the speaker is talking about. It can also be used after a single item if it is obvious enough what might follow.
Structure
List + 什么的
Examples
- 欧洲 有 哪 些 国家? 法国,英国,德国 什么 的。 反正 都 是 些 小 国家!
- 像 数学 啊,化学 啊,英语 啊 什么的,我 都 觉得 超级 无聊,不 想 学!
- 游泳 啊 什么的 对 身体 有 好处。
It can be a little impolite to use 什么的 after a list of peoples names, in which case 等 can be used in place of 什么的. When referring to a list of friends in informal contexts there is no problem using 什么的.