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=== Websites ===
 
=== Websites ===
  
 
* ChinesePod: [http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E8%BF%87guo Qing Wen - 过(guo)] (free podcast content)
 
* ChinesePod: [http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E8%BF%87guo Qing Wen - 过(guo)] (free podcast content)

Revision as of 06:00, 30 January 2012

The aspect particle 过 is used to indicate that an action has been experienced in the past.

Basic Pattern

The structure is:

Subject + Verb + 过 + Object

What this expresses is that the verb has been done at least once before, without specifying a particular time. 过 is used to talk about whether something has ever happened - whether it has been experienced.

Examples

Some examples of how 过 is typically used:

  • 我 去 中国。
  • 他 吃 小笼包。
  • 你 看 那 个 人 吗?

Negating a 过 sentence

Because 过 is used to talk about past actions, it should be negated with 没. The structure is:

Subject + 没 + Verb + 过 + Object

Some examples:

  • 中国。
  • 这 首 歌。
  • 这 种 啤酒。

Using 过 with 了

You'll sometimes see 过 used together with 了. This can be a little confusing, as it doesn't seeing to be following the rules laid out above. For more on this special usage of 过, see the article on using 过 with 了.

Sources and further reading

Books

Websites