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"是……的"句:强调施事

HSK 2Lesson 4
The Structure "是……的": emphasizing the agent of an action
结构Pattern
Object是 (V)WhoAction (V)
这本书的。
晚饭妈妈的。
电话的?
解释Explanation

在已经知道事情发生的情况下,可以用"是……的"强调动作的发出者。否定形式在"是"的前边加"不"。

When the occurrence of an action is already known, "是……的" can highlight who performed the action. The negative form puts "不" before "是".

例句Examples
  • 这个汉字不是大卫写的。
    Zhège Hànzì bú shì Dàwèi xiě de.
    This Chinese character wasn't written by David.
  • 苹果不是王方买的。
    Píngguǒ bú shì Wáng Fāng mǎi de.
    The apples weren't bought by Wang Fang.
  • 电话不是我接的。
    Diànhuà bú shì wǒ jiē de.
    The phone wasn't answered by me.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: The phone wasn't answered by me.

Arrange the sentence0/5
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)