Difference between revisions of "Proper nouns and common nouns"

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* Nouns can generally be preceded by a [[Basic numbers|number]]-[[Measure words|measure word]] combination.
 
* Nouns can generally be preceded by a [[Basic numbers|number]]-[[Measure words|measure word]] combination.
 
* Repeating single-character nouns to mean "every [noun]" (+ in this case no measure word needed).
 
* Repeating single-character nouns to mean "every [noun]" (+ in this case no measure word needed).

Revision as of 01:36, 20 July 2011

Potential articles / sections

  • Nouns can generally be preceded by a number-measure word combination.
  • Repeating single-character nouns to mean "every [noun]" (+ in this case no measure word needed).
  • Plural nouns
    • Often no need to mark plural
    • Other elements of sentence can indicate plural, e.g. 都, numbers
    • Personal nouns and some animate nouns can be made plural with 们 (but only when nothing else in the sentence marks plural)
  • Nouns involving the suffixes 子, 儿, 头
  • Nouns can be subject, object and predicate in Chinese

Types of nouns

Could explain these as different rules can apply

  • Proper
  • Animate
    • Personal
  • Inanimate
  • Abstract

See also:

Sources