Verbs TO BE: I AM A STUDENT

_THIS IS A TESTING BETA VERSION OF THE SITE_

We use 是 /shì/ to say I AM A STUDENT, THIS IS MY COMPUTER etc.

是 /shì/ also means YES

Negative form is 不是 /bùshì/

EXAMPLES

Who is he?

他是谁？

<Tā shì shéi?>

Is he not a human?

他不是人吗？

<Tā bù shì rén ma?>

He is a teacher.

他是老师。

<Tā shì lǎoshī.>

I am a (hu)man, you are a (hu)man, he is also a (hu)man.

我是人，你是人，他也是人。

<Wǒ shì rén, nǐ shì rén, tā yě shì rén.>

He isn't Chinese.

他不是中国人。

Tā bù shì Zhōngguó rén.