Intermediate - Sentence Grammar (C2082)

A: 老师,“管理”是动词吗?
lǎoshī," guǎnlǐ” shì dòngcí ma?
Teacher, is “guanli” a verb?
B: “管理”可以做动词,也可以做名词。
" guǎnlǐ” kěyǐ zuò dòngcí, yě kěyǐ zuò míngcí.
"Guanli" can be a verb; it can also be a noun.
A: 那怎么区别呢?
nà zěnme qūbié ne?
Then how do you tell the difference?
B: 要看它做什么句子成分。
yào kàn tā zuò shénme jùzichéngfèn.
You need to look at its role in the sentence.
A: 哦。
ò.
Oh.
B: 它做谓语的时候,是动词,做主语或者宾语的时候,是名词。
tā zuò wèiyǔ de shíhou, shì dòngcí, zuò zhǔyǔ huò zhě bīnyǔ de shíhou, shì míngcí.
When it's in a predicate, it's a verb. When it's a subject or an object, it's a noun.
B: 可以举个例子吗?
kěyǐ jǔ ge lìzi ma?
Can you give an example?
A: 比如,她管理着一个大公司。
bǐrú, tā guǎnlǐ zhe yī gè dà gōngsī.
For example, she is managing a big company.
B: 嗯,管理是动词。
ng4, guǎnlǐ shì dòngcí.
Yeah, “guanli” is a verb.
A: 没错。比如:这个公司管理得很不好。
méicuò. bǐrú: zhè ge gōngsī guǎnlǐ de hěn bù hǎo.
Right. Another example: This company is managed very poorly.
B: 有“得”,是动词。
yǒu" de”, shì dòngcí.
It has a “de”. It's a verb.
A: 对。比如,这个公司的管理做得不太好。
duì. bǐrú, zhè ge gōngsī de guǎnlǐ zuò de bùtài hǎo.
Right. Another example: This company's management isn't doing a good job.
B: 老师,麻烦你再说一遍。我最讨厌这种词了。
lǎoshī, máfan nǐ zài shuō yī biàn. wǒ zuì tǎoyàn zhèzhǒng cí le.
Teacher, can you please say that again? I hate these kinds of words the most!

Key Vocabulary

管理 guǎnlǐ to manage, management
zuò to do
名词 míngcí noun
区别 qūbié to differentiate
kàn to look at
句子成分 jùzichéngfèn sentence part
谓语 wèiyǔ predicate
主语 zhǔyǔ subject
或者 huò zhě or
宾语 bīnyǔ object (grammar)
to raise
例子 lìzi example
zhe indicates continuous action
de introduces an adverbial phrase

Supplementary Vocabulary

词性 cíxìng part of speech
形容词 xíngróngcí adjective
副词 fùcí adverb
介词 jiècí preposition
助词 zhùcí auxiliary word (eg. 的, 着, 了)
补语 bǔyǔ complement (eg. 完, 好, 到)
定语 dìngyǔ attribute, noun modifying phrase
状语 zhuàngyǔ adverbial modifer (eg. 很)
状态 zhuàngtài condition

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