Difference between revisions of "Result complement "-cuo""

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* 这 个 字 你 写 <em>错</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Zhè zì nǐ xiě <em>cuò</em> le.</span><span class="trans">You wrote this character wrong.</span>
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* 这 个 字 你 写 <em>错</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge zì nǐ xiě <em>cuò</em> le.</span><span class="trans">You wrote this character wrong.</span>
 
* 你 说 的 话 我 听 <em>错</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō de huà wǒ tīng <em>cuò</em> le.</span><span class="trans">I misheard what you said.</span>
 
* 你 说 的 话 我 听 <em>错</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō de huà wǒ tīng <em>cuò</em> le.</span><span class="trans">I misheard what you said.</span>
 
* 我 记 <em>错</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jì <em>cuò</em> le.</span><span class="trans">I remembered wrongly.</span>
 
* 我 记 <em>错</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jì <em>cuò</em> le.</span><span class="trans">I remembered wrongly.</span>

Revision as of 02:52, 17 August 2015

Everyone makes mistakes, especially when you start learning Chinese. Learn how to use the result complement 错 (cuò) to express making mistakes!

Structure

To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb "incorrectly" in English.

Object + Subject + Verb + 错 + 了

Note that this sentence puts the object first as a topic.

Examples

  • 这 个 字 你 写 了。Zhè ge zì nǐ xiě cuò le.You wrote this character wrong.
  • 你 说 的 话 我 听 了。Nǐ shuō de huà wǒ tīng cuò le.I misheard what you said.
  • 我 记 了。Wǒ jì cuò le.I remembered wrongly.

As with all result complements, the -错 result complement works particularly well in a 把 sentence.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK4