anxoperez Posted March 25, 2009 at 11:16 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 at 11:16 AM Can someone tell you how to say I SHOULD HAVE GONE, BUT... or I COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT...? thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 25, 2009 at 12:36 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 at 12:36 PM Consider - I SHOULD HAVE GONE, BUT... ~ 我(當時)本應該去的,可是…… I COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT... ~ 我(當時)本可以(完成它etc) 的,可是…… PS - also take a look at this -> http://www.kekenet.com/kouyu/14671.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxoperez Posted March 25, 2009 at 02:59 PM Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 at 02:59 PM Can I say... wo benlai yinggai qu. ? (I should have gone) Second question: Do I necessarily have to put de at the end? wo benlai yinggai qu de which way is more common, the one I provided or yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 26, 2009 at 12:22 AM Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 at 12:22 AM Do I necessarily have to put de at the end? Yes. which way is more common, the one I provided or yours? Mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanlink Posted March 26, 2009 at 03:45 AM Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 at 03:45 AM Adding a 的 or not is an interesting issue. As Skylee states, it is certainly more natural to put a 的 at the end. From a beginnner's point of view, it is probably better to think of it as an implied 是...的 construction with the 是 redundant, thus 我本[來][是]應該去的,可是…. Lots of examples can be found of 本來應該 being used with no 的 in sight. The 是 should also be considered optional with a 的, since this is also certainly used. Again, though the easiest and most natural is the simplest version 我本應該去的. There is nothing gramatically incorrect with the version 我本來應該去玩,不過... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realmayo Posted March 28, 2009 at 05:45 AM Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 at 05:45 AM Found this very useful, thanks Skylee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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