Difference between revisions of "Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu...""

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*饿 死了,我 <em>一</em> 下课 <em>就</em> 要 去 吃 午饭 。<span class="pinyin">È sǐ le, wǒ <em>yī</em> xiàkè <em>jiù</em> yào qù chī wǔfàn.</span><span class="trans">I'm starved. I will go to lunch as soon as the class is over.</span>
 
*饿 死了,我 <em>一</em> 下课 <em>就</em> 要 去 吃 午饭 。<span class="pinyin">È sǐ le, wǒ <em>yī</em> xiàkè <em>jiù</em> yào qù chī wǔfàn.</span><span class="trans">I'm starved. I will go to lunch as soon as the class is over.</span>
 
*你 能 不 能 <em>一</em> 下班 <em>就</em> 去 接 孩子 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng bu néng <em>yī</em> xiàbān <em>jiù</em> qù jiē háizi?</span><span class="trans">Can you go to pick up the kid as soon as you get off work?</span>
 
*你 能 不 能 <em>一</em> 下班 <em>就</em> 去 接 孩子 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng bu néng <em>yī</em> xiàbān <em>jiù</em> qù jiē háizi?</span><span class="trans">Can you go to pick up the kid as soon as you get off work?</span>
*他 今天 太 累 了,<em>一</em> 到 家 <em>就</em> 去 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā jīntiān tài lèi le, <em>yī</em> dào jiā <em>jiù</em> qù shuì le.</span><span class="trans">He's too tired today. As soon as he arrived home, he went to bed.</span>
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*妈妈 <em>一</em> 到 家 <em>就</em> 去 做饭 了 。<span class="pinyin">Māma <em>yī</em> dào jiā <em>jiù</em> qù zuòfàn le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as mother arrived home, she went to cook dinner.</span>
 
*老师 <em>一</em> 来 大家 <em>就</em> 不 说话 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> lái dàjiā <em>jiù</em> bù shuōhuà le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the teacher came , everyone stopped talking.</span>
 
*老师 <em>一</em> 来 大家 <em>就</em> 不 说话 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> lái dàjiā <em>jiù</em> bù shuōhuà le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the teacher came , everyone stopped talking.</span>
 
*我 <em>一</em> 进门 ,小狗 <em>就</em> 跑 了 过来 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yī</em> jìn mén, xiǎogǒu <em>jiù</em> pǎo le guòlái.</span><span class="trans">As soon as I walked into the door, the puppy ran over to me.</span>
 
*我 <em>一</em> 进门 ,小狗 <em>就</em> 跑 了 过来 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yī</em> jìn mén, xiǎogǒu <em>jiù</em> pǎo le guòlái.</span><span class="trans">As soon as I walked into the door, the puppy ran over to me.</span>
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Revision as of 04:05, 3 August 2017

This pattern tells us that as soon as one thing happened, then another thing happened immediately afterwards. You mark the two events with 一 (yī) and 就 (jiù).

Used as "as soon as"

Structure

The pattern involves two different events, the first preceded by "一," and then the second event, which follows in quick succession, preceded by 就.

Subj. + 一 + Event 1,就 + Event 2

The subjects of the two "Events" can be the same, but they don't have to be. If they're the same, then you don't need to repeat the subject for the second one.

Note that it can be used

Examples

  • 饿 死了,我 下课 要 去 吃 午饭 。È sǐ le, wǒ xiàkè jiù yào qù chī wǔfàn.I'm starved. I will go to lunch as soon as the class is over.
  • 你 能 不 能 下班 去 接 孩子 ?Nǐ néng bu néng xiàbān jiù qù jiē háizi?Can you go to pick up the kid as soon as you get off work?
  • 妈妈 到 家 去 做饭 了 。Māma dào jiā jiù qù zuòfàn le.As soon as mother arrived home, she went to cook dinner.
  • 老师 来 大家 不 说话 了。Lǎoshī lái dàjiā jiù bù shuōhuà le.As soon as the teacher came , everyone stopped talking.
  • 进门 ,小狗 跑 了 过来 。 jìn mén, xiǎogǒu jiù pǎo le guòlái.As soon as I walked into the door, the puppy ran over to me.

Used as "Every Time"

Structure

In this case, 一 means "every time," followed by some certain condition, which could be the reason or the cause of what happened after 就. The subjects of the two "Events" are usually the same.

Subj. + 一 + Situation / Reason,就 + Result

Examples

  • 想到 这 件 事 不 高兴 。 xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jiù bù gāoxìng.Every time I think about this, I get upset.
  • 老师 生气 脸红 。Lǎoshī shēngqì jiù liǎn hóng.Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.
  • 吃 火锅 拉肚子 。 chī huǒguō jiù lādùzi.Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.
  • 上 英语 课 想 睡觉 。 shàng Yīngyǔ kè jiù xiǎng shuìjiào.Every time he takes English class, he feels like falling asleep.
  • 不 让 弟弟 玩 iPad ,他 哭 。 bù ràng dìdi wán iPad, tā jiù kū.Every time we ask my younger brother to stop playing with iPad, he cries.

Sources and further reading

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