New Members kaka Posted October 3, 2020 at 07:32 AM New Members Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 at 07:32 AM Hello friends, I am very beginner of mandarin. please help me. how to use was and were in mandarin? how will we translate these sentences in mandarin. I was here. he was there. they were rich. we were happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic_Duck Posted October 3, 2020 at 10:08 AM Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 at 10:08 AM 2 hours ago, kaka said: was and were in mandarin There's no past tense in Mandarin, so there's no direct translation. 2 hours ago, kaka said: I was here. he was there. they were rich. we were happy. 我在这儿 他在那儿 他们很有钱 我们很开心 Where the context isn't already clear, you add words to indicate the specific time or time period. 我 9 点钟在这儿 他昨天在那儿 他们当时已经很有钱 那段时间我们很开心 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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