Level 3 Lesson 22.2 – 这所中学发生了不少变化。

GRAMMAR

Grammar. 1. 隐现句

Yǐnxiànjù ▸ Sentences of Appearance/Disappearance

In Chinese, there can be two types of 存现句(Cúnxiànjù ▸ Sentences of Existential and Appearance/Disappearance)

1. 存在句 (Cúnzàijù ▸ Existential Sentences)
2. 隐现句 (Yǐnxiànjù ▸ Sentences of Appearance/Disappearance)
   1. Sentences of Appearance
   2. Sentences of Disappearance

We have learned 存在句 (Cúnzàijù ▸ Existential Sentences) before and in today's lesson we'll focus on 隐现句 (Yǐnxiànjù ▸ Sentences of Appearance/Disappearance).

See also 存在句 (Cūnzàijù ▸ Existential Sentences).

And there can be two types of 隐现句 (Yǐnxiànjù ▸ Sentences of Appearance/Disappearance): Sentences of Appearance and Sentences of Disappearance.

(1) Sentences of Appearance

A Sentence of Appearance follows this structure:

Place/Location +  v.(phrase) + n. (phrase)

The n.(phrase) tells us what appears in/on/at this Place/Location.

The v.(phrase) tells us in which way/manner the n. (phrase) appears.

Example sentences:

• Jiā li lái le yí wèi kèrén.
  家里来了一位客人。
  (In the) family-inside (there has been) one “wei” (of) guest (having) come.
• Tiān shang fēi guo yì qún niǎo.
  天上飞过一群鸟。
  (On the) sky-surface (there has been) one flock (of) birds (having) flown-pass.
• Xuéxiào li fāshēng le yì xiē shìqing.
  学校里发生了一些事情。
  (In the) school-inside (there have been) some things (having) happened.
• Diàntī li yòu shàng lai le jǐ ge rén.
  电梯里又上来了几个人。
  (In the) elevator-inside (there have been) again several “ge” (of) people (having) coming-onto.

(2) Sentences of Disappearance

A Sentence of Disappearance also follows this structure:

Place/Location +  v.(phrase) + n. (phrase)

The n.(phrase) tells us what disappears in/on/at this Place/Location.

The v.(phrase) tells us in which way/manner the n. (phrase) disappears.

Example sentences:

• Jiǎoshì li zǒu le jǐ ge xuésheng.
  教室里走了几个学生。
  (In the) classroom-inside (there have been) several “ge” (of) students (having) left.
• Dòngwùyuán pǎo le yì zhī dòngwù.
  动物园跑了一只动物。
  (In the) zoo (there has been) one “zhi” (of) animal (having) run(/escaped).
• Dào le shí lóu, diàntī shang xià le liǎng ge rén.
  到了十楼，电梯上下了两个人。
  (After) arriving (the) 10(th) Floor, (on the) elevator-surface (there have been) two “ge” (of) persons stepped-down-(from it).