\tThe question particle \u5417 (ma) is a very simple way to form questions in Chinese. By placing \u5417 on the end of a statement, you convert it into a yes\/no question. Surprisingly enough, these are questions that could be answered with yes or no in English. They're also known as polar questions or binary questions.<\/p>\n
\tBasic Pattern<\/strong> \t2. "You like coffee" can easily be converted into "Do you like coffee?" by adding \u5417: \t<\/p>\n \t3.You could think of \u5417 as being like a question mark you say out loud. More examples of statements and their yes\/no question forms: \t<\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n \tIt's important to remember that you can not add \u5417 to a sentence that's already a question. For example: \t<\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n \tThese would be something like "Do you who are you?" and "Does is this a book?" in English – obviously wrong. Still if you're not careful, you may find yourself throwing a \u5417 onto the end of a question that doesn't need it. Many learners make this mistake, so don't worry if it happens every once in a while, just catch it and remember it the next time.<\/p>\n \tMore Advanced Usage<\/strong> \tThis is OK because the original sentence "\u4f60\u77e5\u9053\u8fd9\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u4e1c\u897f" is a statement even though it contains the question word \u4ec0\u4e48. It's the same in English. "You know what this is" can be converted into the question "Do you know what this is?"
\t1.Any statement can be converted into a yes \/ no question with \u5417. For example: \t<\/p>\n
\t\u4f60 \u559c\u6b22 \u5496\u5561\u3002 (statement)<\/div>\n
\t\u4f60 \u559c\u6b22 \u5496\u5561 \u5417\uff1f (question)<\/div>\n
\t\u4f60 \u662f \u767d\u75f4\u3002 (statement)<\/div>\n
\t\u4f60 \u662f \u767d\u75f4 \u5417\uff1f (question)<\/div>\n
\tHowever, this doesn't mean that a sentence can't ever have a question word and \u5417. For example: \t<\/p>\n
\t\u4f60 \u77e5\u9053 \u8fd9 \u662f \u4ec0\u4e48 \u4e1c\u897f \u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
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