Chinese Grammar Basics

1. Chinese Grammar Basics
Grammar plays the key role in bringing chinese characters together. in compensation, chinese
grammar is considerably easier than english. here are just some examples of difference between
chinese and english for your reference.
1. As there are no singular and plural in chinese, subject-verb agreement doesn''t exist.
English: I am a student. we are students.
Chinese: 我是学生,我们是学生。
Chinese personal pronouns are pluralized by adding the suffix 们.
For example, 我= i, 我们= we
2. Chinese verbs do not express time, but simply action, so chinese has no verb tenses.
English ： I am learning chinese.I learn chinese.
Chinese ：我学中文。我学习中文。
Notice that there is no difference between "i learn chinese" and "i am learning chinese" in chinese.
Then how to let others know whether the thing has happened or not? In chinese, adverbs are
frequently used to take the place of verb tense.
明 天 tomorrow to show the thing has not happened yet
昨 天 yesterday to show the thing has happened already
现在 right now to show the thing is happening
3. Chinese has no genitive case, character 的 is used to indicate possession.
English:This is my pen. Nancy’s friend is very smart.
Chinese:这是我的笔。南希的朋友很聪明。
Ok, here above are just three simple examples. You will encounter much more on your way of
learning chinese.
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