asking about the performance of an action
31.2
31.2 asking about the performance of an action
To ask how an action is performed, say:
(subject) action verb 得怎么样？
得怎麼樣？
de zěnmeyàng?
How does the subject do the action?
他考得怎么样？
他考得怎麼樣？
Tā kǎode zěnmeyàng?
How did he do on the test?
她开车开得怎么样？
她開車開得怎麼樣？
Tā kāi chē kāi de zěnmeyàng?
How does she drive?
To ask if an action is performed in a particular way, form a yes–no question with the adjectival
verb using either of the following forms:
- Verb-not-verb structure
action verb 得 de adjectival verb 不 bù adjectival verb?
你(考试)考得好不好？
你(考試)考得好不好？
Nǐ (kǎo shì) kǎo de hǎo bù hǎo?
Did you do well on the test?
他说得清楚不清楚？
他說得清楚不清楚？
Tā shuō de qīngchu bù qīngchu?
Did he speak clearly?
你考得好吗？
你考得好嗎？
Nǐ kǎo de hǎo ma?
Did you do well on the test?
他说得清楚吗？
他說得清楚嗎？
Tā shuō de qīngchu ma?
Did he speak clearly?
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