Level 3 Lesson 44.2 – 你怎么一点儿也不注意安全呢?

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GRAMMAR: 1) (连)一……都/也不/没(有)……; 2) 对(于)……来说

In this HSK 3 video lesson we'll learn two structures:

  • (连)一……都/也不/没(有)…… (lián)yī......dōu/yě bù/méi......
  • 对(于)……来说 duì(yú)......lái shuō

 

GRAMMAR


Grammar 1. (连)一……都/也 不/没(有)……

Qūxiàng Bǔyǔ ▸ Complements of Direction

The (连)一……都/也 不/没(有)…… structure is used to indicates “complete negation”, "none, not even one".

When using this structure, we follow this format, and 连 can be omitted.

(连)

……

没有

……

measure word
measure word + n. (phrase)
even one "measure word" (of) "something" even not
to not have

We'll look at some examples:

  • Jiēdào shang (lián) yí ge rén dōu/yě méiyǒu.
    街道上连一个人都没有。
    街道上一个人都没有。
    街道上连一个人也没有。
    街道上一个人也没有。
    (On the) streets-surface (-) “even” one “ge” (of) person (-) (does) not exists.
    There is not even one person on the streets.
  • Zhè xiē shēngcí wǒ (lián) yí ge dōu/yě bú rènshi.
    这些生词我连一个都不认识。
    这些生词我一个都不认识。
    这些生词我连一个也不认识。
    这些生词我一个也不认识。
    These new-words (-) I (-) “even-” one “ge” (-) (do) not know.
    I do not even know one “ge” (of) these new-words.

Grammar 2. 对(于)……来说

duì(yú)......lái shuō ▸ to/for...

This structure has two variations that share the same meaning but a little bit different in tones:

对……来说 a little bit more informal
对于……来说 a little bit more formal

Below are some example sentences:

  • Duì(yú) wǒ lái shuō, wǒ zhǐ xīwàng fùmǔ néng zhùyì shēntǐ jiànkāng.
    对我来说,我只希望父母能注意身体健康。 informal
    对于我来说,我只希望父母能注意身体健康。
    To/for me, I just hope (that my) parents can pay-attention-to (their) body health.
  • Duì(yú) gōngsī wèilái de fāzhǎn lái shuō, zhè ge xiàngmù fēicháng zhòngyào.
    对公司未来的发展来说,这个项目非常重要。 informal
    对于公司未来的发展来说,这个项目非常重要。
    For/to (the) future development (of the) company, this “ge” (of) project (is) very important.

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