Adj + 了 + (一)点儿 (a bit too) · Adj + 了 + (一)点儿 (un poco demasiado)
A size is beyond what you wanted
- A shirt fits loosely and you would prefer a smaller one.
- 这件衣服大了点儿。 — The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
A size is beyond what you wanted
- A shirt fits loosely and you would prefer a smaller one.
- 这件clothes衣服see 大夫大(completed / change)了erhua variant of 点点儿。 — The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
A shirt fits loosely and you would prefer a smaller one. What does 这件衣服大了点儿。 communicate?
The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit. The judgment depends on the desired size. 有点大 can express a similar concern, without the same form.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Adj + 了 + (一)点儿 (a bit too). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)件clothes衣服big大了a bit点儿。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Adj + (completed / change)了 + (one / a一)erhua variant of 点点儿 (a bit too). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)件clothes衣服big大了a bit点儿。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: It's a bit too big: 这件衣服大 ____ 点儿。
Adj + 了 + 点儿 = a bit too …: 大了点儿. · Adj + 了 + 点儿 = un poco demasiado …: 大了点儿.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这件衣服大了点儿。: The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这件clothes衣服see 大夫大(completed / change)了erhua variant of 点点儿。: The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
大了点儿 carries what tone? · ¿Qué tono transmite 大了点儿?
The 了 marks it's gone past what you wanted. · El 了 indica que se ha superado lo deseado.
Know the boundary
- The judgment depends on the desired size.
- 有点大 can express a similar concern, without the same form.
Know the boundary
- The judgment depends on the desired size.
- a little有点see 大夫大 can express a similar concern, without the same form.
This pattern is close in feeling to 有点 + Adj (a bit too). · Este patrón es cercano en sentido a 有点 + Adj (un poco demasiado).
有点大 and 大了点儿 can both suggest that the size is beyond what is wanted here. Their forms and discourse emphasis differ; 有点 is not always a complaint.
In the opening situation: The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
The judgment depends on the desired size. 有点大 can express a similar concern, without the same form. The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
Use the distinction
- The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
- The judgment depends on the desired size. 有点大 can express a similar concern, without the same form.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adjectives.
Use the distinction
- The shirt is a little too big for the intended fit.
- The judgment depends on the desired size. a little有点see 大夫大 can express a similar concern, without the same form.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adjectives.