CIRCUMSTANCES of the event

 
 
_THIS IS A TESTING BETA VERSION OF THE SITE_
 

When we want to bring up the information that something happened or has happened, we use the “past tences” with  了 /le/ or 过 /guo/

EXAMPLES

I HAVE BEEN TO CHINA.
我 去 过 中国。
<Wǒ qù guo Zhōngguó.>
I HAVE BOUGHT A BOOK.
我 买 了 一本 书。
<Wǒ mǎi le yī běn shū.>
YESTERDAY I BOUGHT A BOOK IN A BOOKSTORE.
我 昨天 在 书店 买 了 一本 书。
<Wǒ zuótiān zài shūdiàn mǎi le yī běn shū.>

 

When we already know that something happened or has happened, and we want to ask for more informations or add more informations, we use this special construction  

The construction is 是。。。的 /shì…de/

The construction is the same for questions

 

EXAMPLES

WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN BEIJING.
我们 是 在 北京 认识 的。
<Wǒmen shì zài Běijīng rènshi de.>
WHERE WAS IT BOUGHT?
这 是 在 哪里 买 的？
<Zhè shì zài nǎli mǎi de?>
IN WHICH YEAR DID YOU GO THERE?
你 是 哪一年 去 的？
<Nǐ shì nǎ yī nián qù de?>
IT WAS BOUGHT IN A BOOKSTORE.
是 在 商店 买 的。
<Shì zài shāngdiàn mǎi de.>
你们 是 几 号 去 的？
Nǐmen shì jǐ hào qù de?
AT WHICH DATE DID YOU GO THERE?
你们 是 几 号 去 的？
<Nǐmen shì jǐ hào qù de?>
DID YOU BUY IT? (Was it bought by you?)
是 你 买 的 吗？
Shì nǐ mǎi de ma?
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
你 是 在 哪里 出生 的？
Nǐ shì zài nǎli chūshēng de?

 

了 / FINISHED ACTION
过 / EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST
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