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A tag for discussing the nuances of particles. Including 的, 了, 吗, 过, 吧, 着, etc.
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When should 之 be used as a particle?
之 is the wenyan equivalent of Mandarin 的. Here are some examples from a Classical Chinese textbook:
鄰人之父 > 鄰居的老人 ‘an old man who lived next door’
衛國之法 > 衛國的法律 ‘the laws of Wei’
仁義 …
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Is 了 optional when a time word is present?
Just to expand on Hugh’s answer a bit.
To understand what’s wrong with ‘我作天去商店.’ standing alone, we could translate it as ‘Yesterday I was going to the shop.’ Speaking English, if you said this and …
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Is “之” usually used as a possessive pronoun (attributive) in Classical Chinese?
之 is a common way to say ‘him/her/it’ in classical Chinese. It’s usually in the object position, not the subject one though: 殺之 ‘kills him’; 由之 ‘from it’. The use like modern Chinese 的 is differ …
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