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*他 是 你 的 老板 , 对 不 对 ?
*他 是 你 的 老板 , 对 不 对 ?
Tā shì nǐ de lǎobǎn, duì duì?
Tā shì nǐ de lǎobǎn, duì duì?
<blockquote>It's your boss, is not it?</blockquote>
<blockquote>It's your boss, is not it?</blockquote>
==Sources==
==Sources==
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASG4D8XB
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASG4D8XB

Revision as of 05:06, 12 November 2018

Closed interrogative questions in Chinese can also be formulated with 不 (bù).

This is done by adding an affirmative-negative structure at the end of the sentence.

Structure

Verb + 不 + Verb

This expression can be attached to the end of a sentence to form a closed interrogative sentence.

Closed interrogative sentences await confirmation or acceptance of what has been said.

In English "isn't it?" or "OK?" are often used for closed interrogative sentences.  

Examples

  • 我们 去 咖啡 店 , 好 不 好 ?

Wǒmen qù kāfēi diàn, hǎo bù hǎo?

Let's go to the cafe, OK?

  • 我们 喝 茶 , 好 不 好 ?

Wǒmen hē chá, hǎo bù hǎo?

Let's have tea, OK?

  • 回 家 , 好 不 好 ?

Huí jiā, hǎo bù hǎo?

We're going home, OK?

  • 他 是 你 的 老板 , 对 不 对 ?

Tā shì nǐ de lǎobǎn, duì bú duì?

It's your boss, is not it?

Sources

https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASG4D8XB