LiScing Posted April 26, 2010 at 04:57 AM Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 04:57 AM Are these all correct ways to ask, "Have you ever been to Taiwan?" 你去過台灣嗎? 你去台灣過嗎? 你去過了台灣嗎? 你有没有去過台灣? Some of them are more awkward than the others, but are they all grammatically correct? Quote
skylee Posted April 26, 2010 at 07:33 AM Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 07:33 AM I would use the first and the last ones. If the 了 is placed after 台灣, the third one is also ok. Quote
Farkas Posted April 26, 2010 at 07:59 AM Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 07:59 AM The first and the last are all right.They have the same meanings,but the second and third sentences are both wrong Quote
LiScing Posted April 26, 2010 at 02:52 PM Author Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 02:52 PM Thanks. How about asking if someone is hungry? 1. 有没有餓? 2. 是不是餓? and.....beautiful? 3. 有没有漂亮? 4. 是不是漂亮? Which ones are correct? Quote
LiScing Posted April 26, 2010 at 08:26 PM Author Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 08:26 PM Searching with Google, I find 有没有餓? being used. This is strange to me because 餓 is an adjective! Quote
renzhe Posted April 26, 2010 at 10:00 PM Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 10:00 PM I'd say: 你饿了吗? and 她漂亮吗? 2 & 4 are definitely wrong, and 1 & 3 sound extremely odd. Simpler is often better Quote
yonglin Posted April 26, 2010 at 10:14 PM Report Posted April 26, 2010 at 10:14 PM If you're really fond of the positive-negative structure, it is grammatically correct to say 你饿不饿? 她漂亮不漂亮? I think the first one sounds okay, but not as smooth as the 吗 structure. The second one sounds quite awkward (to my non-native ears). Quote
Farkas Posted April 27, 2010 at 01:21 AM Report Posted April 27, 2010 at 01:21 AM 你饿了吗? (不知道对方是不是饿了,询问对方) 你是不是饿了? (通过对方的表情,或是长时间没有进食,推测对方饿了,也表示询问) Quote
semantic nuance Posted April 27, 2010 at 01:39 AM Report Posted April 27, 2010 at 01:39 AM How about asking if someone is hungry?1. 有没有餓? 2. 是不是餓? Perhaps 有沒有餓 is grammatically inappropriate. However, orally, we do say 有沒有餓了啊/ 呢? (influenced by Taiwanese, I guess) or 是不是餓了啊/呢? Also, you can say 會不會餓啊/呢? and.....beautiful?3. 有没有漂亮? 4. 是不是漂亮? Once again, 3. is orally used. Answers suggested by renzhe and yonglin are correct, too. Quote
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