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The classifier  <code>個/个</code>  (ge) is the most common classifier in Chinese. It can be used for all names if you do not know specific classifiers for a word (although you will not look particularly scholarly, you will still be able to use it).
The classifier  <code>个</code>  (ge) is the most common classifier in Chinese. It can be used for all names if you do not know specific classifiers for a word (although you will not look particularly scholarly, you will still be able to use it).


==Structure==
==Structure==
The general structure for  <code>个</code>  (ge) - and classifiers in general - is:
The general structure for  <code>個/个</code>  (ge) - and classifiers in general - is:
Number + 个 + Name
Number + 個/个 + Name
You can specify the quantity of all names with this structure. Note that whenever you want to express "how much" is there a unit of the same name in Chinese, you will probably need a classifier. For starters, get used to 个 (ge).
You can specify the quantity of all names with this structure. Note that whenever you want to express "how much" is there a unit of the same name in Chinese, you will probably need a classifier. For starters, get used to 個/个 (ge).


==Examples==
==Examples==


 
*<span class="notranslate">一 <code>個</code> 球/一 <code>个</code> 球 gè qiú</span>
*<span class="notranslate">一 <code>个</code> 球. Yī gè qiú</span>
<blockquote>a ball</blockquote>
<blockquote>a ball</blockquote>


*<span class="notranslate">两 <code>个</code> 人. Liǎng gè rén</span>
*<span class="notranslate">兩 <code>個</code> 人/两 <code>个</code> 人 liǎng gè rén</span>
<blockquote>two people</blockquote>
<blockquote>two people</blockquote>


*<span class="notranslate">三 <code>个</code> 苹果. Sān gè píngguǒ</span>
*<span class="notranslate">三 <code>個</code> 蘋果/三 <code>个</code> 苹果 sān gè píngguǒ</span>
<blockquote>three apples</blockquote>
<blockquote>three apples</blockquote>


*<span class="notranslate">四 <code>个</code> 三明治. Sì gè sānmíngzhì</span>
*<span class="notranslate">四 <code>個</code> 三明治/四 <code>个</code> 三明治 gè sānmíngzhì</span>
<blockquote>four sandwiches</blockquote>
<blockquote>four sandwiches</blockquote>


*<span class="notranslate">五 <code>个</code> 星期. Wǔ gè xīngqī</span>
*<span class="notranslate">五 <code>個</code> 星期/五 <code>个</code> 星期 gè xīngqī</span>
<blockquote>five weeks</blockquote>
<blockquote>five weeks</blockquote>
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/了-le|了 le]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Questions-with-不-(bù)|Questions with 不 (bù)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Basic-structure-of-a-sentence|Basic structure of a sentence]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Ask-for-directions-in-Chinese|Ask for directions in Chinese]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/也-yě|也 yě]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Transition-words|Transition words]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Mastering-Chinese-Grammar-Easily-–-8-Rules-You-Need-to-Know|Mastering Chinese Grammar Easily – 8 Rules You Need to Know]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]]
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 26 March 2023

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The classifier 個/个 (ge)

The classifier 個/个 (ge) is the most common classifier in Chinese. It can be used for all names if you do not know specific classifiers for a word (although you will not look particularly scholarly, you will still be able to use it).

Structure[edit | edit source]

The general structure for 個/个 (ge) - and classifiers in general - is: Number + 個/个 + Name You can specify the quantity of all names with this structure. Note that whenever you want to express "how much" is there a unit of the same name in Chinese, you will probably need a classifier. For starters, get used to 個/个 (ge).

Examples[edit | edit source]

  • 球/一 球 yí gè qiú

a ball

  • 人/两 人 liǎng gè rén

two people

  • 蘋果/三 苹果 sān gè píngguǒ

three apples

  • 三明治/四 三明治 sì gè sānmíngzhì

four sandwiches

  • 星期/五 星期 wǔ gè xīngqī

five weeks

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]