Level 3 Lesson 23.2 – 他喝了一瓶啤酒就醉了。

GRAMMAR

NEW. 时间副词 (shíjiānfùcí, Adverb of Time) 就

In today's lesson, we'll learn 时间副词 (shíjiānfùcí, Adverb of Time) 就 indicating

• two actions/events occur successively;
• and the second action/event occurs immediately after the first one

There are three structures:

• v1就v2: v. (phrase)1就 v. (phrase)2
• v. (phrase) 就 adj. (phrase) / n. (phrase)
• 一……就……

Review. 就 jiù

We have learned a few usages of 就:

(1) 时间副词 (shíjiānfùcí, Adverb of Time) 就: very soon in a short time

For example,

• Mǔqīnjié mǎshàng jiù yào dào le.
  母亲节马上就要到了。
  Mother’s Day “right away soon will” arrive.

(2) 肯定副词 (kěndìngfùcí, Positive Adverb) 就 : exactly; precisely

For example,

• Dòngwùyuán jiù zài nàbiān.
  动物园就在那边。
  (The) zoo is “exactly” there.
• Zhè ge jiù shì tā pāi de shìpín.
  这个就是他拍的视频。
  This “ge” (of video) “exactly” is (the) video (that) he took.

Grammar 1. V1就V2

v. (phrase)¹ 就 v. (phrase)²

In this structure,

• v.(phrase)¹ is action¹ or event¹
• v.(phrase)² is action² or event².

We use this structure to say that action² or event² occurs immediately after or very soon after action¹ or event¹.

For example,

• Wǒ zhǐ hē le yì píng píjiǔ jiù zuì le.
  我只喝了一瓶啤酒就醉了。
  I “immediately after” only drinking one bottle (of) beer got drunk.
• Tā ná dào xīn fángzi de yàoshi jiù bān zǒu le.
  他拿到新房子的钥匙就搬走了。
  He “immediately after” getting the new house key moved away.

Grammar 2. v. (phrase) 就 adj. (phrase) / n. (phrase)

v. (phrase) 就 adj. (phrase) / n. (phrase)

In this structure,

• v.(phrase) is action¹ or event¹
• adj. (phrase) / n. (phrase) is state² or event².

We use this structure to say that

• state² or event² is the result or consequence of action¹ or event¹
• state² or event² occurs immediately after or very soon after action¹ or event¹

(1) v. (phrase) 就 adj. (phrase)

• Wǒ yóu le yǒng yǐhòu mǎshàng jiù è le.
  我游了泳以后马上就饿了。
  I “immediately after” swimming became hungry.
• Tā mǎi le chē yǐhòu chū qu wánr jiù fāngbiàn le.
  他买了车以后出去玩儿就方便了。
  He “immediately after” buying a car going out to have fun became convenient.

(2) v. (phrase) 就 n. (phrase)

• Guò wán jīntiān jiù xīngqī yī le, yòu yào shàngbānr le.
  过完今天就星期一了，又要上班儿了。
  “Immediately after” today passes, it will be Monday and work starts again.
• Tā míngtiān guò le shēngrì jiù shí bā suì le.
  他明天过了生日就十八岁了。
  He “immediately after” passing his birthday tomorrow will be 18 years old.

Grammar 3. 一……就……

yī......jiù...... ▸ … once immediately after …

For example,

• Tāmen yí jiànmiàn jiù chǎojià.
  他们一见面就吵架。
  They “once immediately after” meeting start fighting.
• Wǒ yì yǒu qián mǎshàng jiù huán gěi nǐ.
  我一有钱马上就还给你。
  I “once immediately after” having money will give it back to you.
• Wǒ yì juédìng jiù gàosu nǐ.
  我一决定就告诉你。
  I “once immediately after” deciding will tell you.

V1就V2 vs. 一……就……

The structure "一……就……" puts even more stress and emphasis on that it’s going to be “immediately after” or “very soon after”.

For example,

• Wǒ juédìng le jiù gàosu nǐ.
  我决定了就告诉你。
  I “immediately after” deciding will tell you.
• Wǒ yì juédìng jiù gàosu nǐ.
  我一决定就告诉你。
  I “once immediately after” deciding will tell you.