I know it's just a meme, but how to explain the structure of this setence:
小龍女深情的對楊過說:「我好想過過過兒過過的生活啊!」
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Sign up to join this communityI know it's just a meme, but how to explain the structure of this setence:
小龍女深情的對楊過說:「我好想過過過兒過過的生活啊!」
小龍女(the subject)
深情的 (adv)
對楊過說 - said to 楊過 (the object)
我好想(過過) = I really want to (briefly go through)
過兒 (the person she speaks to)
過過的 = who had gone through
生活 = life
啊 (exclamation)
The first 過過 is a reduplication of the verb 過 to indicate 'slightly' or 'briefly' e.g. 去 = go; 去去 = go (briefly)
the second 過過 is the verb 過(go through) followed by a verb particle 過 that indicates "past perfect" e.g. 去 = go to; 去過 = had visited
「我好想過過過兒過過的生活啊!」= " I really want to go through (experience) the life that you (過兒) had gone through (experienced)
She was speaking to 楊過 but didn't use the second-person from "you" to address him. Instead, she used 楊過's pet name 過兒 (third-person form)
我好想過過(to experience/live)過兒(nickname of 楊過)過過的(had experienced/lived)生活(living)啊!
How wish am I to experience/live the living 過兒(he) had experienced/lived.