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Omitting objects?


argrr101

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Is it okay to omit the object in a sentence when there is context like this:

 

我很喜欢这件T恤,可是它太小了。你有没有小号的?

 

 

I've read about dropping the subject but haven't found anything about dropping the object.

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Presumably you mean 小号的(T恤). Yes, you can omit T恤. You are not really omiting the object because 小号的 functions as the object.

 

There are other situations in Chinese in which the object is omitted, where it wouldn't be omitted in English, for example:

 

A: 你喜欢她吗?

B: (我)喜欢(她)。

她 can be omitted.

 

A: 你每天都看电视吗?

B: 我从来不看(电视)。

电视 can be omitted.

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