以为 (mistakenly think) · 主语 + 以为⋯⋯
An assumption may be corrected
- You thought a friend had left, but now see them in the room.
- 我以为你走了。 — The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
An assumption may be corrected
- You thought a friend had left, but now see them in the room.
- I / me我to think (i.e. to take it…以为you你to walk走(completed / change)了。 — The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
You thought a friend had left, but now see them in the room. What does 我以为你走了。 communicate?
The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe. 以为 commonly implies a mistaken assumption in this context. It is not a logical guarantee that every belief introduced by 以为 is false.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 以为 (mistakenly think). 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.
I我thought以为you你leave走了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to think (i.e. to take it…以为 (mistakenly think). 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.
I我thought以为you你leave走了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I thought you'd left (but you hadn't): 我 ____ 你走了。
以为 + Clause = (mistakenly) thought: 我以为你走了. · 以为 + 分句 = (误)以为:我以为你走了。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我以为你走了。: The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
- 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, I / me我to think (i.e. to take it…以为you你to walk走(completed / change)了。: The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
In a context where I see you still here after saying 我以为你走了, what does 以为 convey?
The observation corrects the earlier assumption. 以为 commonly suggests a mistaken belief, but does not logically guarantee falsity in every use.
Know the boundary
- 以为 commonly implies a mistaken assumption in this context.
- It is not a logical guarantee that every belief introduced by 以为 is false.
Know the boundary
- to think (i.e. to take it…以为 commonly implies a mistaken assumption in this context.
- It is not a logical guarantee that every belief introduced by to think (i.e. to take it…以为 is false.
以为 proves that every belief it introduces must be false.
A mistaken-assumption reading is common in corrective contexts. It is a discourse tendency, not a universal truth rule.
In the opening situation: The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
以为 commonly implies a mistaken assumption in this context. It is not a logical guarantee that every belief introduced by 以为 is false. The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
Use the distinction
- The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
- 以为 commonly implies a mistaken assumption in this context. It is not a logical guarantee that every belief introduced by 以为 is false.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.
Use the distinction
- The earlier assumption conflicts with what you now observe.
- to think (i.e. to take it…以为 commonly implies a mistaken assumption in this context. It is not a logical guarantee that every belief introduced by to think (i.e. to take it…以为 is false.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.