Difference between revisions of "Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou""
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| − | *以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 水果 <em>都</em> 吃。 | + | *以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 水果 <em>都</em> 吃。<span class="trans">Later you should eat every fruit.</span> |
| − | *我 <em>什么</em> 电影 <em>都</em> 喜欢 看。 | + | *我 <em>什么</em> 电影 <em>都</em> 喜欢 看。<span class="trans">I like to watch all the movies. (implying that I like all the movies that come my way) </span> |
| − | *今天 我 <em>什么</em> 工作 <em>都</em> 做了。 | + | *今天 我 <em>什么</em> 工作 <em>都</em> 做了。<span class="trans">Today I did all my work.</span> |
| − | *我 <em>什么</em> <em>都</em> 知道。 | + | *我 <em>什么</em> <em>都</em> 知道。<span class="trans">I know everything.</span> |
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| − | *以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 水果 <em>都</em> 不 吃。 | + | *以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 水果 <em>都</em> 不 吃。<span class="trans">You should not eat every fruit.</span> |
| − | *我 <em>什么</em> 电影 <em>都</em> 不 喜欢 看。 | + | *我 <em>什么</em> 电影 <em>都</em> 不 喜欢 看。<span class="trans">I don't like to watch every movie. (implying I don't like movies in general)</span> |
| − | *今天 我 <em>什么</em> 工作 <em>都</em> 没 做。 | + | *今天 我 <em>什么</em> 工作 <em>都</em> 没 做。<span class="trans">Today I didn't do any work.</span> |
| − | *我 <em>什么</em> <em>都</em> 不 知道。 | + | *我 <em>什么</em> <em>都</em> 不 知道。<span class="trans">I don't know anything.</span> |
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"什么...都/也" (shénme...dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything".
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Structures
什么 + Noun. + 都
什么 + Noun. + 也
什么 + 都/也
Examples
- 以后 你 应该 什么 水果 都 吃。Later you should eat every fruit.
- 我 什么 电影 都 喜欢 看。I like to watch all the movies. (implying that I like all the movies that come my way)
- 今天 我 什么 工作 都 做了。Today I did all my work.
- 我 什么 都 知道。I know everything.
Negative Structures
什么 + Noun. + 都/也 + 不
什么 + Noun. + 都/也 + 没
Examples
- 以后 你 应该 什么 水果 都 不 吃。You should not eat every fruit.
- 我 什么 电影 都 不 喜欢 看。I don't like to watch every movie. (implying I don't like movies in general)
- 今天 我 什么 工作 都 没 做。Today I didn't do any work.
- 我 什么 都 不 知道。I don't know anything.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 195)→buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 286-8) →buy
