Difference between revisions of "Expressing "all" with "suoyou""

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*我 看 过 <em>所有的</em> 迪斯尼 动画片。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ kàn guò <em>suǒyǒude</em> Dísīní dònghuàpiàn.</span><span class="trans">I've seen all the Disney movies.</span>
 
*我 看 过 <em>所有的</em> 迪斯尼 动画片。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ kàn guò <em>suǒyǒude</em> Dísīní dònghuàpiàn.</span><span class="trans">I've seen all the Disney movies.</span>
 
*他 找 了 <em>所有 的</em> <em> 朋友 </em>,但是 没有 人 帮 他。 <span class="pinyin">Tā zhǎo le <em>suǒyǒude</em> péngyǒu, dànshì méiyǒu rén bāng tā.</span><span class="trans">He went to all his friends, but nobody helped him.</span>
 
*他 找 了 <em>所有 的</em> <em> 朋友 </em>,但是 没有 人 帮 他。 <span class="pinyin">Tā zhǎo le <em>suǒyǒude</em> péngyǒu, dànshì méiyǒu rén bāng tā.</span><span class="trans">He went to all his friends, but nobody helped him.</span>
*钱 不 可能 解决 <em>所有的</em> 问题。<span class="pinyin">Qián bù kěnéng jiějué <em>suǒyǒude</em>wèntí.</span><span class="trans">Money can't solve all the problems.</span>
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*钱 不 可能 解决 <em>所有的</em> 问题。<span class="pinyin">Qián bù kěnéng jiějué <em>suǒyǒude</em> wèntí.</span><span class="trans">Money can't solve all the problems.</span>
 
*老板 让 <em>所有的</em> 员工 <em>都</em> 去 参加 这 个 会。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn ràng <em>suǒyǒude</em> yuángōng <em>dōu</em> qù cānjiā zhège huì.</span><span class="trans">Boss asked all the employees to attend this meeting.</span>
 
*老板 让 <em>所有的</em> 员工 <em>都</em> 去 参加 这 个 会。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn ràng <em>suǒyǒude</em> yuángōng <em>dōu</em> qù cānjiā zhège huì.</span><span class="trans">Boss asked all the employees to attend this meeting.</span>
  

Revision as of 07:12, 22 November 2016

In this grammar structure, we learn about a way to say "all" that is, well, a bit more epic. Sort of like how we might say "all the king's men" or "all the money in the world."

Structure

"所有的⋯⋯ 都⋯⋯" (suǒyǒude... dōu...) is a pattern used to refer to "every" or "all" of a noun, with the quantity of said noun usually being fairly large. You can sometimes not use “的” after “所有”.

所有的 + Noun + 都 + Verb / Adj.

Examples

  • 我 爱 吃 所有的 中国 菜。Wǒ ài chī suǒyǒude Zhōngguó cài.I love eating all the Chinese food.
  • 他 记得 所有 人 的 生日。Tā jìde suǒyǒu rén de shēngrì.He remembers everyone's birthday.
  • 这里 所有 的 女孩 没 上 过 学。Zhèlǐ suǒyǒude nǚhái dōu méi shàng guò xué.All of the girls here have never gone to school.
  • 不 是 所有的 美国 人 爱 喝 咖啡。Bù shì suǒyǒude Měiguó rén dōu ài hē kāfēi.Not all the Americans like drinking coffee.
  • 我们 部门 所有的 员工 会 说 英文。Wǒmen bùmén suǒyǒude yuángōng dōu huì shuō Yīngwén.All the employees from our department can speak English.
  • 你们 公司 所有的 经理 是 男的 吗?Nǐmen gōngsī suǒyǒude jīnglǐ dōu shì nán de ma?All the managers in your company are male?
  • 我 看 过 所有的 迪斯尼 动画片。Wǒ kàn guò suǒyǒude Dísīní dònghuàpiàn.I've seen all the Disney movies.
  • 他 找 了 所有 的 朋友 ,但是 没有 人 帮 他。 Tā zhǎo le suǒyǒude péngyǒu, dànshì méiyǒu rén bāng tā.He went to all his friends, but nobody helped him.
  • 钱 不 可能 解决 所有的 问题。Qián bù kěnéng jiějué suǒyǒude wèntí.Money can't solve all the problems.
  • 老板 让 所有的 员工 去 参加 这 个 会。Lǎobǎn ràng suǒyǒude yuángōng dōu qù cānjiā zhège huì.Boss asked all the employees to attend this meeting.

See also

Sources and further reading

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