想 + QW + 就 + QW (whatever you like) · 想 + 疑问词 + 就 + 疑问词
A choice can be carried into an action
- A friend lets you pick any available dish.
- 你想吃什么就吃什么。 — The repeated 什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
A choice can be carried into an action
- A friend lets you pick any available dish.
- you你want / think / miss想variant of 吃吃what什么then / just就variant of 吃吃what什么。 — The repeated what什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
A friend lets you pick any available dish. What does 你想吃什么就吃什么。 communicate?
The repeated 什么 makes the action follow your choice of food. Match the repeated question word: 想去哪儿就去哪儿. Freedom remains subject to the real situation; the grammar does not create food that is unavailable or remove rules mentioned elsewhere.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 想 + QW + 就 + QW (whatever you like). 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.
you你want想eat吃what什么then就eat吃what什么。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is want / think / miss想 + QW + then / just就 + QW (whatever you like). 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.
you你want想eat吃what什么then就eat吃what什么。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Eat whatever you want: 想吃什么 ____ 吃什么。
QW … 就 … same QW = whatever you like: 想吃什么就吃什么. · 疑问词……就……同一疑问词 = 想……就……:想吃什么就吃什么。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 你想吃什么就吃什么。: The repeated 什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
- 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, you你want / think / miss想variant of 吃吃what什么then / just就variant of 吃吃what什么。: The repeated what什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What must be true about the two question words? · 两个疑问词必须怎样?
Repeat the same QW: 想去哪儿就去哪儿, 想买哪个就买哪个. · 重复同一疑问词:想去哪儿就去哪儿、想买哪个就买哪个。
Build: “Eat whatever you want.” · 排一排:“想吃什么就吃什么。”
想 + QW + 就 + same QW: 想吃什么 + 就 + 吃什么. · 想 + 疑问词 + 就 + 同一疑问词:想吃什么 + 就 + 吃什么。
Know the boundary
- Match the repeated question word: 想去哪儿就去哪儿.
- Freedom remains subject to the real situation; the grammar does not create food that is unavailable or remove rules mentioned elsewhere.
Know the boundary
- Match the repeated question word: want / think / miss想to go去where哪儿then / just就to go去where哪儿.
- Freedom remains subject to the real situation; the grammar does not create food that is unavailable or remove rules mentioned elsewhere.
想去哪儿就去哪儿 repeats the same question word to link the choice and action.
The two 哪儿 refer to the same chosen destination. The verbs can differ when the intended actions differ; question words and verbs are not the same issue.
The sentence guarantees that every imaginable food is available.
Match the repeated question word: 想去哪儿就去哪儿. Freedom remains subject to the real situation; the grammar does not create food that is unavailable or remove rules mentioned elsewhere. The repeated 什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
Use the distinction
- The repeated 什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
- Match the repeated question word: 想去哪儿就去哪儿. Freedom remains subject to the real situation; the grammar does not create food that is unavailable or remove rules mentioned elsewhere.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Basic sentence patterns.
Use the distinction
- The repeated what什么 makes the action follow your choice of food.
- Match the repeated question word: want / think / miss想to go去where哪儿then / just就to go去where哪儿. Freedom remains subject to the real situation; the grammar does not create food that is unavailable or remove rules mentioned elsewhere.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Basic sentence patterns.