Lin, can you please explain the use of "Guo" eg: Wo quguole zhonguo san ci.
or...Wo yudaoguole yige pengyou.
One of the few I cannot find in the MDGB website.
Thanks.....BH
Guo...use of.
Thanks for that info. I am familiar with the use of "Guo" and have used it mant times eg: chiguole...but could not find written confirmation or explaination. The answers provided were clear and precise. Thanks. BH
The 'guo' (过） here refers to something has happened before. In this case:
qu guo le (去过了） implies that you have went there before.
我 （ｗｏ） ＝ Ｉ
去过了 （ｑｕ ｇｕｏ ｌｅ） ＝ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ （ｓｏｍｅｐｌａｃｅ） ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
中国 （ｚｈｏｎｇ ｇｕｏ） ＝ Ｃｈｉｎａ
三次 （ｓａｎ ｃｈｉ） ＝ Ｔｈｒｅｅ ｔｉｍｅｓ
When you put then all together, they became:
I went to China before for three times.
In some cases, '过' can be used as a past tense too!
吃 （ｃｈｉ） ＝ ｅａｔ
吃过 （ｃｈｉ ｇｕｏ） ＝ ａｔｅ／ｈａｓ ｅａｔｅｎ
In negative sentences:
"I have never this eaten before."
will be translated as:
我从来没吃过这个。
（ｗｏ ｃｏｎｇ ｌａｉ ｍｅｉ ｃｈｉ ｇｕｏ ｚｈｅ ｇｅ）
我 （ｗｏ） = I
从来 (ｃｏｎｇ ｌａｉ) = Till now
没 (ｍｅｉ) = no/never
吃过 (ｃｈｉ ｇｕｏ) = eaten
这个 (ｚｈｅ ｇｅ) = this
Literal translation:
"I, till now, never eaten this."
Which means:
"I have never eaten this before."
Hope I helped!
qu guo le (去过了） implies that you have went there before.
我 （ｗｏ） ＝ Ｉ
去过了 （ｑｕ ｇｕｏ ｌｅ） ＝ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ （ｓｏｍｅｐｌａｃｅ） ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
中国 （ｚｈｏｎｇ ｇｕｏ） ＝ Ｃｈｉｎａ
三次 （ｓａｎ ｃｈｉ） ＝ Ｔｈｒｅｅ ｔｉｍｅｓ
When you put then all together, they became:
I went to China before for three times.
In some cases, '过' can be used as a past tense too!
吃 （ｃｈｉ） ＝ ｅａｔ
吃过 （ｃｈｉ ｇｕｏ） ＝ ａｔｅ／ｈａｓ ｅａｔｅｎ
In negative sentences:
"I have never this eaten before."
will be translated as:
我从来没吃过这个。
（ｗｏ ｃｏｎｇ ｌａｉ ｍｅｉ ｃｈｉ ｇｕｏ ｚｈｅ ｇｅ）
我 （ｗｏ） = I
从来 (ｃｏｎｇ ｌａｉ) = Till now
没 (ｍｅｉ) = no/never
吃过 (ｃｈｉ ｇｕｏ) = eaten
这个 (ｚｈｅ ｇｅ) = this
Literal translation:
"I, till now, never eaten this."
Which means:
"I have never eaten this before."
Hope I helped!
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