Statement + 吗 (yes/no confirmation) · 陈述 + 吗?
Ask without deciding the answer beforehand
- You ask a friend whether they are full after lunch.
- 你吃饱了吗？ — 吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
Ask without deciding the answer beforehand
- You ask a friend whether they are full after lunch.
- you你to eat one's fill吃饱(completed / change)了(yes/no ?)吗？ — (yes/no ?)吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
You ask a friend whether they are full after lunch. What does 你吃饱了吗？ communicate?
吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question. The question need not imply a particular expected answer. A direct alternative question such as 喝茶还是咖啡 uses a different form.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Statement + 吗 (yes/no confirmation). 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full吃饱了吗？
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Statement + (yes/no ?)吗 (yes/no confirmation). 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full吃饱了吗？
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Are you full? 你吃饱了 ____?
Statement + 吗? makes a yes/no question: 你吃饱了吗? · 陈述 + 吗? 构成是非问句:你吃饱了吗?
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 你吃饱了吗？: 吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
- 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to eat one's fill吃饱(completed / change)了(yes/no ?)吗？: (yes/no ?)吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What answer type does 你吃饱了吗 ask for?
吗 forms a yes/no question. A particular speaker expectation is not required.
Know the boundary
- The question need not imply a particular expected answer.
- A direct alternative question such as 喝茶还是咖啡 uses a different form.
Know the boundary
- The question need not imply a particular expected answer.
- A direct alternative question such as to drink tea喝茶or / still还是coffee (loanword)咖啡 uses a different form.
Adding 吗 keeps the word order of the statement unchanged. · 加 吗 不改变陈述句的语序。
Yes — just append 吗; no reordering: 你吃饱了 → 你吃饱了吗? · 对 —— 只在句末加 吗,语序不变。
In the opening situation: 吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
The question need not imply a particular expected answer. A direct alternative question such as 喝茶还是咖啡 uses a different form. 吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
Use the distinction
- 吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
- The question need not imply a particular expected answer. A direct alternative question such as 喝茶还是咖啡 uses a different form.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Particles.
Use the distinction
- (yes/no ?)吗 turns the statement about being full into a yes/no question.
- The question need not imply a particular expected answer. A direct alternative question such as to drink tea喝茶or / still还是coffee (loanword)咖啡 uses a different form.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Particles.