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<div style="font-size:300%;">The classifier <code>个</code> (ge)</div> | <div style="font-size:300%;">The classifier <code>個/个</code> (ge)</div> | ||
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). | 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). | ||
==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>个</code> 球 | *<span class="notranslate">一 <code>個</code> 球/一 <code>个</code> 球 yí gè qiú</span> | ||
<blockquote>a ball</blockquote> | <blockquote>a ball</blockquote> | ||
*<span class="notranslate">两 <code>个</code> 人 | *<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 | *<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 | *<span class="notranslate">四 <code>個</code> 三明治/四 <code>个</code> 三明治 sì gè sānmíngzhì</span> | ||
<blockquote>four sandwiches</blockquote> | <blockquote>four sandwiches</blockquote> | ||
*<span class="notranslate">五 <code>个</code> 星期 | *<span class="notranslate">五 <code>個</code> 星期/五 <code>个</code> 星期 wǔ gè xīngqī</span> | ||
<blockquote>five weeks</blockquote> | <blockquote>five weeks</blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 18 November 2018
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
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
- 一
個球/一个球 yí gè qiú
a ball
- 兩
個人/两个人 liǎng gè rén
two people
- 三
個蘋果/三个苹果 sān gè píngguǒ
three apples
- 四
個三明治/四个三明治 sì gè sānmíngzhì
four sandwiches
- 五
個星期/五个星期 wǔ gè xīngqī
five weeks