Level 3 Lesson 31.2 – 他对谁都不满意。

GRAMMAR

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Grammar 1. 疑问代词"谁"的活用: 任指/泛指

See also 疑问代词 (Yíwèn dàicí Question Pronoun) 的活用 (一)： 虚指 The Flexible Use of the Question Pronouns - Part 1): Fuzzy Reference.

See also 反问句 (Fǎnwènjù ▸ Wh- Rhetorical Questions) with 疑问代词 (Yíwèn dàicí ▸ Question Pronouns).

Yíwèn Dàicí "Shéi" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "谁"

 

谁	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	whoever; now matter who everyone all-inclusive; anyone none-inclusive	who(?) who(?)

 

Example sentences:

• Shéi dōu xiǎng zhuàn gèng duō qián.
  谁都想赚更多钱。
  Everyone all wants to make more money.
• Tā duì shéi dōu/yě bù mǎnyì.
  他对谁都不满意。
  他对谁也不满意。
  He (is) not satisfied towards anyone. [He is satisfied with no-one]
• Zhè jiàn shì shéi dōu zhīdào.
  这件事谁都知道。
  This “jian” (of) matter (-) everyone all knows.

 

Grammar 2. 疑问代词"什么"的活用: 任指/泛指

Yíwèn Dàicí "Shénme" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "什么"

 

什么	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	whatever no matter what	what(?) what(?)

 

Example sentences:

• Nǐ yídìng shénme guójiā dōu qù guo.
  你一定什么国家都去过。
  You certainly/must (have) been-to all countries.
• Tā shénme dìfang dōu/yě bù mǎnyì.
  他什么地方都不满意。
  他什么地方也不满意。
  He (-) (is) satisfied (with) no-aspect.
• Jiǎnlì shang shénme dōu/yě méi(yǒu) xiě.
  简历上什么都没(有)写。
  简历上什么也没(有)写。
  (On the) resume-surface (there isn’t) anything written.

 

Grammar 3. 疑问代词"哪"的活用: 任指/泛指

Yíwèn Dàicí "Nǎ" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "哪"

 

哪	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	whichever no matter which	which(one?) which(one?)

 

Example sentences:

• Tā nǎ ge guójiā dōu xiǎng qù kànkan.
  他哪个国家都想去看看。
  He (-) whichever “ge” (of) country all want to go look-at “really quick”. 
• Zhè ge xīngqī nǎ tiān dōu/yě bù xíng.
  这个星期哪天都不行。
  这个星期哪天也不行。
  This “ge” (of) week (-) whichever day (is) not (going) to work.
• Nǎ ge lùkǒu dōu/yě dǎ bu dào chē ma?
  哪个路口都打不到车吗？
  哪个路口也打不到车吗？
  Whichever “ge” (of) intersection (-) all does-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to get (a) taxi?

 

Grammar 4. 疑问代词"什么时候"的活用: 任指/泛指

Yíwèn Dàicí "Shénme shíhou" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "什么时候"

 

什么时候	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	whenever no matter when	what time(?) when(?)

 

Example sentences:

• Míngtiān báitiān nǐ shénme shíhou guò lai miànshì dōu xíng.
  明天白天你什么时候过来面试都行。
  Tomorrow daytime you (at) anytime come-over to-do-interview all works. 
• Tā shénme shíhou dōu/yě méi chídào guo.
  他什么时候都没迟到过。
  他什么时候也没迟到过。
  He (for) anytime (has) not (ever) arrived-late. [He hasn’t arrived-late anytime (of all times).]
• Tā shénme shíhou dōu zài hē píjiǔ.
  他什么时候都在喝啤酒。
  He is drinking beer anytime.

 

Grammar 5. 疑问代词"哪里/哪儿/什么地方"的活用: 任指/泛指

Yíwèn Dàicí "Nǎlǐ/Nǎr/Shénmedìfang" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "哪里/哪儿/什么地方"

 

哪里/哪儿/什么地方	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	wherever no matter where	where / where / what place(?) where(?)

 

Example sentences:

• Tā qù nǎlǐ/nǎr/shénmedìfang dōu yídìng huì chídào.
  他去哪里都一定会迟到。
  他去哪儿都一定会迟到。
  他去什么地方都一定会迟到。
  He going anywhere certainly/must will arrive-late.
• Qiánbāo nǎlǐ/nǎr/shénmedìfang yě zhǎo bu dào ma?
  钱包哪里也找不到吗？
  钱包哪儿也找不到吗？
  钱包什么地方也找不到吗？
  (The) wallet (-) cannot (be) found anywhere?
• Wǒmen zhǔ nǎr/nǎlǐ/shénmedìfang dōu kěyǐ.
  我们住哪儿都可以。
  我们住哪里都可以。
  我们住什么地方都可以。
  We living anywhere (is) all okay.

 

 

Grammar 6. 疑问代词"怎么"的活用: 任指/泛指

Yíwèn Dàicí "Zěnme" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "怎么"

 

怎么	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	however no matter how	in what way, method, manner...(?) how(?)

 

Example sentences:

• Zhè ge dòngzuò, wǒ zěnme zuò dōu/yě zuò bu hǎo.
  这个动作，我怎么做都做不好。
  这个动作，我怎么做也做不好。
  This “ge” (of) motion/movement, regardless-of I however do (it) (I) do-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to do well. 
• Mǎlù shang chē tài duō le, wǒmen zěnme dōu/yě guò bu qù.
  马路上车太多了，我们怎么都过不去。
  马路上车太多了，我们怎么也过不去。
  (The) road-surface (-) vehicles (are) too many, regardless-of however (we do) we do-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to go-cross-over.
• Tā zěnme dōu/yě xiǎng bu chū bànfǎ.
  他怎么都想不出办法。
  他怎么也想不出办法。
  Regardless-of however (he does) he does-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to think-out (a) method.

 

Grammar 7. 疑问代词"多少/几"的活用: 任指/泛指

Yíwèn Dàicí "Duōshao/Jǐ" De Huóyòng: Rènzhǐ/Fànzhǐ ▸ The Flexible Use - Indefinite Reference/General Reference - Of Question Pronoun "多少/几"

 

多少/几	Indefinite Reference/General Reference Mearning	Original Meaning
	however-many; however-much / whatever-number no matter how-many; no matter how-much; no matter what number	how-many(?); how-much(?) / what-number(?)

 

Example sentences:

• Tā hē duōshao bēi jiǔ dōu/yě bú zuì.
  他喝多少杯酒都不醉。
  他喝多少杯酒也不醉。
  He drinks however-many cups (of) alcohol all (will) not get-drunk.
• Wǒmen bú shì duōshao nián dōu/yě bú huì biàn de hǎo péngyou ma?
  我们不是多少年都不会变的好朋友吗？
  我们不是多少年也不会变的好朋友吗？
  Aren’t we good friends (that) will not change regardless-of however-many years (have passed)?

 

• Guówài lǚyóu nǐ xiǎng qù jǐ cì dōu kěyǐ.
  国外旅游你想去几次都可以。
  Overseas travel (-) however-many times you want to go (are) all okay.
• Tā miànshì jǐ cì dōu/yě zhǎo bu dào gōngzuò.
  她面试几次都找不到工作。
  她面试几次也找不到工作。
  She does-interviews (for) however-many times all cannot-find (a) job.