Wednesday 18 March 2009

German and Chinese - similar syntax? trennbare Verben

Well, I just started my trip in the Chinese language and with surprise I noticed that in a certain way Chinese syntax is similar to the German one. 

Example:
How long did you sleep last night?
zuotian wanshang ni shui duo chang shijian jiao?

昨天晚上你多长时间

shuijiao means sleep and it will be separated (shui-jiao) if used with the indication of time.

Yesterday evening I slept two hours.
zuotian wanshang wo shui liang ge xiaoshi jiao.

昨天晚上我两个小时

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