本 + Noun (this / our / one's own) · 本 + Substantivo (este / nosso / próprio)
Identify who issued a notice
- A company writes a notice about its own opening hours.
- 本公司周一恢复营业。 — 本公司 points to the company issuing the notice.
Identify who issued a notice
- A company writes a notice about its own opening hours.
- root本company公司Monday周一to reinstate恢复to do business营业。 — root本company公司 points to the company issuing the notice.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 本 + Noun (this / our / one's own): 本公司成立于1998年。; 本次列车开往北京。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- root本 + Noun (this / our / one's own): root本company公司to establish成立(of time or place) in于1998grain年。; 本次(railway) train列车(of a bus, train etc) to…开往Beijing, capital of the…北京。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A company writes a notice about its own opening hours. What does 本公司周一恢复营业。 communicate?
本公司 points to the company issuing the notice. 本 is also used for the current time or item: 本周、本次. It is not the measure word 本 in 一本书, and 本公司 should not be used for an unrelated competitor.
Follow the speaker
our本company公司not不accept接受returns退货。
- In the opening situation: 本公司周一恢复营业。
- 本公司 points to the company issuing the notice.
Follow the speaker
our本company公司not不accept接受returns退货。
- In the opening situation: root本company公司Monday周一to reinstate恢复to do business营业。
- root本company公司 points to the company issuing the notice.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: Our company doesn't accept returns: ____ 公司不接受退货。
本 + Noun = this / our: 本公司 (our company).
本 is formal and points to the speaker's own side / the present.
Yes — 本公司, 本周 (this very …).
Check the limit of the explanation
- 本 is also used for the current time or item: 本周、本次.
- It is not the measure word 本 in 一本书, and 本公司 should not be used for an unrelated competitor.
Check the limit of the explanation
- root本 is also used for the current time or item: 本周、本次.
- It is not the measure word root本 in one / a一本书, and root本company公司 should not be used for an unrelated competitor.
本公司 always names any company mentioned earlier, including a competitor.
本 is also used for the current time or item: 本周、本次. It is not the measure word 本 in 一本书, and 本公司 should not be used for an unrelated competitor. 本公司 points to the company issuing the notice.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 本的公司恢复营业 needs repair here. Write 本公司恢复营业 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form root本(of / 's)的company公司to reinstate恢复to do business营业 needs repair here. Write root本company公司to reinstate恢复to do business营业 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 本的公司恢复营业
The demonstrated form is 本公司恢复营业. 本公司 points to the company issuing the notice.
Keep the distinction
- 本公司 points to the company issuing the notice. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- 本 is also used for the current time or item: 本周、本次. It is not the measure word 本 in 一本书, and 本公司 should not be used for an unrelated competitor.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Nouns.
Keep the distinction
- root本company公司 points to the company issuing the notice. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- root本 is also used for the current time or item: 本周、本次. It is not the measure word root本 in one / a一本书, and root本company公司 should not be used for an unrelated competitor.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Nouns.
本人 means…
本 = this / one's own: 本人, 本周, 本地.