When to use variations of 那?
那 (nà,nǎ, nèi, núo) has multiple pronunciations. Can someone explain when to use the different sounds?
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那 (nà,nǎ, nèi, núo) has multiple pronunciations. Can someone explain when to use the different sounds?
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那 (nà): that, those
e.g 那是什么?What is that?/What are those?
哪 (nǎ): where, which
e.g 你在哪里?Where are you?
那 (nèi): that, those.
The same meaning as the first 那 (nà). But in "Internet Slang", people often write 内(nèi) instead of 那, because 那 is often pronounced as (nà) e.g 那个人 That guy
那 (nuó):【adj】 多,much,many
It is used in archaic Chinese.
More explanations about 那 can be found at: http://xh.5156edu.com/html3/2193.html http://www.zdic.net/z/26/js/90A3.htm
nèi
pronunciation. The zdict.net link also provides the explanation of its derivation as a contraction of nà yī
(那一).
– Claw
Jun 3 '14 at 17:06