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13-07-12, 04:20 PM #1
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The correct word order for this and that and numbers and classifiers
Hi There,
I'm struggling with the word order and I want to get it right before I memorize these basic sentences.
If somebody can correctly translate these 7 sentences I would be very thankful.
1) An old red car
2) That old red car
3) 2 red cars
4) these 2 red cars
5) 2 old red cars
6) These two old red cars
7) these 2 cars
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14-07-12, 02:58 AM #2
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Re: The correct word order for this and that and numbers and classifiers
1) An old red car = öà¡èÒÊÕᴧ˹Ö觤ѹ
2) That old red car = öà¡èÒÊÕá´§¤Ñ¹¹Ñè¹
3) 2 red cars = öÊÕá´§Êͧ¤Ñ¹
4) these 2 red cars = öÊÕá´§Êͧ¤Ñ¹¹Õé
5) 2 old red cars = öà¡èÒÊÕá´§Êͧ¤Ñ¹
6) These two old red cars = öà¡èÒÊÕá´§Êͧ¤Ñ¹¹Õé
7) these 2 cars = öÊͧ¤Ñ¹¹Õé
ö = car / vehicle
à¡èÒ = old (pertaining to an object / things in general) / antique / former / previous / ex- (referring to a person eg:Όà¡èÒ = ex-boyfriend / ex-girlfriend)
ÊÕ = colour
á´§ = the colour red
Êͧ = the numeric number 2
¤Ñ¹ = classifier for vehicles / cars / umbrellas
¹Õé = this / these
¹Ñè¹ = that / those
».Å. ö¹µì instead of merely ö may / should be used to improve formality
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14-07-12, 05:54 AM #3
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Re: The correct word order for this and that and numbers and classifiers
Thank you very much Alvinkhoo for the translations and the clear explanations.
With these sentences I can built a model for the same types of sentences.
So this is very helpful for me.
Thanks :-)
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