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In the Chinese language, plural nouns are addressed using several forms. In one form, some level of ambiguity is normally used. The meaning of the words are usually found in the greater context or clues in the general discourse. In some instances, the context usually precisely indicates the plural forms of nouns. A sentence like ‘yi xie xue sheng zai jiao shi’ is an example. In English, it translates to ‘there are some students in the classroom.’ In this example, the determiner is the word ‘some’. It is used to show that the class has several students.

Passive voice is not used frequently in the Chinese language. However, Kieng, which means to experience or see, can be placed prior to the verb and after in case there is an auxiliary to form passive verbs. Seu, which means to suffer or receive, is usually used prior to the verbs to indicate action that has been endured by the noun that came before the verb.

Chinese grammar is not only straightforward but it is also very simple to learn. The verb does not change irrespective of what pronoun or noun is used. A plural is formed by just adding the particular character after the word being made plural for example (?, mén). Grammatical structure of sentences in Chinese is similar to the English language.

Comparatives in Chinese usually involve the target being judged against a standard unit. The language employs both the phrasal comparatives and clausal comparatives but in both cases, the comparative article “bi” is in use. Phrasal comparatives are common where the target and the comparison standard are in the same category, “he eats faster than she does” while clausal comparatives use the same verb like “Leo eats faster than Max eats.”

An aspect of a language gives information about the temporal flow of language. Chinese is a language that has a unique set of aspects.

Perfectives

Chinese language has two perfectives (-le) and (-guo) which differ subtly in meaning.

• le (perfective)

1. wo dang le bing
I became a soldier.