Difference between revisions of "Measure words in quantity questions"

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Revision as of 09:41, 17 October 2016

Quantity questions are phrases for asking things like "how much?" or "how many?" You're going to need to use the question word 几 (jǐ) and measure words for this.

Structure

You can use the quantity question word 几 (jǐ) instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words (Measure Word).

Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun?

Examples

  • 你 有 个 孩子? Nǐ yǒu gè háizi? How many kids do you have?
  • 他们 在 这里 待 个 星期? Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi gè xīngqī? How many weeks are they staying here?
  • 你 带 了 件 衣服? Nǐ dài le jiàn yīfu? How many pieces of clothing have you brought?
  • 老板 每 天 工作 个 小时 ? Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò gè xiǎoshí? How many hours does the boss work every day?
  • 他家 有 个 房间? Tā jiā yǒu gè fángjiān? How many rooms are there in his house?
  • 你们 公司 有 个 部门? Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu gè bùmén? How many departments are there in your company?
  • 你们 需要 碗 米饭? Nǐmen xūyào wǎn mǐfàn? How many bowls of rice do you need?
  • 他们 昨天 请 了 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭? Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le gè péngyou lái chī wǎnfàn? How many friends did they invite to dinner yesterday?
  • 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 个 女朋友? Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu gè nǚpéngyou? How many girlfriends did your older brother have before he got married?
  • 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 瓶 啤酒? Zuótiān de pàiduì tā hē le píng píjiǔ? How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?


See also

Sources and further reading

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