Noun, Noun + 什么的 (…and so on) · Nom, Nom + 什么的 (et ainsi de suite)
Leave a casual list open
- You plan to buy fruit, snacks and similar items.
- 买点水果、零食什么的。 — 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
Leave a casual list open
- You plan to buy fruit, snacks and similar items.
- 买点fruit水果、between-meal nibbles零食what什么(of / 's)的。 — what什么(of / 's)的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
You plan to buy fruit, snacks and similar items. What does 买点水果、零食什么的。 communicate?
什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive. The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Noun, Noun + 什么的 (…and so on). 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.
fruit水果、snacks零食and so on什么的。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Noun, Noun + what什么(of / 's)的 (…and so on). 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.
fruit水果、snacks零食and so on什么的。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Fruit, snacks, and so on: 水果、零食 ____。
Noun, Noun + 什么的 closes a casual list: 水果、零食什么的. · Noun, Noun + 什么的 ferme une liste décontractée : 水果、零食什么的.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 买点水果、零食什么的。: 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- 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, 买点fruit水果、between-meal nibbles零食what什么(of / 's)的。: what什么(of / 's)的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
什么的 is best described as… · 什么的 se décrit le mieux comme…
什么的 is casual; 等 / 等等 is the more formal “etc.”. · 什么的 est décontracté ; 等 / 等等 est le « etc. » plus formel.
Know the boundary
- The phrase does not ask what the items are.
- Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
什么的 means the list is complete with nothing left out. · 的意思是 la liste est complète sans rien laisser de côté.
It marks a NON-exhaustive list — “and so on”. · Il marque une liste NON exhaustive — « et ainsi de suite ».
In the opening situation: 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters. 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
Use the distinction
- 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary words.
Use the distinction
- what什么(of / 's)的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary words.