Level 2 Lesson 18.1 – He Painted A Painting.

GRAMMAR

Grammar 1: Ordinal numbers in Chinese · HSK 2

It is very easy to say ordinal numbers in Chinese, we just follow this structure:

第 + number

When we want to say the first, second, or third plus something, we need to use this structure:

第 + number + Measure Word+ Noun (Phrase)

For example,

• tā shì wǒ de dì yī ge nánpéngyǒu
  他是我的第一个男朋友。
  He is my first boyfriend.
• dì sān jiān jiàoshì shì wǒmen de
  第三间教室是我们的。
  The third classroom is ours.

Grammar 2: Detachable Compound 离合词 in Chinese - Dummy Objects · HSK 2

Detachable Compound in Chinese is 离合词 (líhécí, apart-combine-word ). A Detachable Compound can be considered as (1) a verb, which it a word, and (2) a Verb-Object Phrase.

We have learned some Detachable Compounds already and today we have some more:

In these Detachable Compounds, the object in it is just there to represent a general concept of conducting this action, and because of this, we can call these objects “Dummy Objects”. But once we have to express a specific meaning, like to drive a certain vehicle, to eat a certain type of food, the “Dummy Object” has to be detached from the Compound and be replaced with a specific Object.

For example,

Grammar 3: Double Objects in Chinese · HSK 2

Sometimes in one sentences, the Verb Predicate might have two Objects. This is called Double Objects in Chinese, 双宾语(shuāng bīn yǔ, double-object).

For example,