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Revision as of 16:07, 24 December 2016
吗 (ma), the interrogative final particle.
Uses
吗 (ma) is one of the most common particles in Chinese. A particle goes on the end of a sentense.
It is used to ask questions.
The particle 吗 is placed on the end of question which can only be answered with a “yes” or a “no”.
Examples
- 你饿吗 Nǐ è ma?
Are you hungry?
- 你要去上海吗 Nǐ yào qù Shànghǎi ma?
Are you going to go to Shanghai?
- 你是中国人吗 Nǐ shì zhōngguórén ma?
Are you Chinese?
Other particles
How to make the difference between 吧 (ba) and 吗 (ma)?: The particle 吧 (ba)