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The question particle 吗 (ma) is a very simple way to [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Yes-no_questions_with_%22ma%22 convert it into a "yes/no question,"] and beginners will learn ''not to use 吗 with other question words'', because it's redundant. More advanced students, however, will note that 吗 has some more complicated structures that do involve combining it with question words in order to ask very specific types of confirming questions.
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Structure == You'll remember that this is the simple pattern for yes/no questions:
Statement + 吗 ？
If you embed a ''question that uses a question word'' instead of a statement, you can create a more complex kind of "confirming" 吗 (ma) question:
[Question Word] + 吗 ？
Examples of common question words include 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shéi), and 哪里 (nǎlǐ). == Examples == Note that the following examples typically contains some kind of "verb of understanding" such as 知道 (zhīdào),了解 (liǎojiě), 明白 (míngbai), 认识 (rènshi), etc. Then "吗" (ma) can still be added at the end of the question, turning it into a kind of confirmation. For example:
* 这 是 什么 ？Zhè shì shénme?What is this? * 你 '''知道''' 这 是 什么 ''吗''？Nǐ '''zhīdào''' zhè shì shénme ''ma''?Do you know what this is?
* 他 是 谁 ？Tā shì shéi?Who is he? * 你 '''知道''' 他 是 谁 ''吗''？Nǐ '''zhīdào''' tā shì shéi ''ma''?Do you know who he is?
* 他 叫 什么 名字 ？Tā jiào shénme míngzi?What is his name? * 你 '''知道''' 他 叫 什么 名字 ''吗''？Nǐ '''zhīdào''' tā jiào shénme míngzi ''ma''?Do you know what his name is?
* 她 住 在 哪儿 ？Tā zhù zài nǎr?Where does she live? * 她 '''说 过''' 她 住 在 哪儿 ''吗'' ？Tā '''shuō guo''' tā zhù zài nǎr ''ma''?Did she say where she lives?
* 这个 标志 是 什么 意思 ？Zhège biāozhì shì shénme yìsi?What does this sign mean? * 你们 '''明白''' 这个 标志 是 什么 意思 ''吗''？Nǐmen '''míngbai''' zhège biāozhì shì shénme yìsi ''ma''?Do you understand what this sign means?
* 我们 想 要 什么 ？Wǒmen xiǎng yào shénme?What do we want? * 他 '''问 过''' 我们 想 要 什么 ''吗''？Tā '''wèn guo''' wǒmen xiǎng yào shénme ''ma''?Did he care to ask what we want?
* 你 的 问题 是 什么 ？Nǐ de wèntí shì shénme?What is your question? * 你 能 '''再 说 一 遍''' 你 的 问题 是 什么 ''吗'' ？Nǐ néng '''zài shuō yī biàn''' nǐ de wèntí shì shénme ''ma''?Can you repeat what your question is?
* 他 是 什么 时候 开始 学 中文 的 ？Tā shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de?When did he started to learn Chinese? * 你 '''知道''' 他 是 什么 时候 开始 学 中文 的 ''吗'' ？Nǐ '''zhīdào''' tā shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de ''ma''?Do you know when he started to learn Chinese?
* 这 是 在 哪儿 买 的 ？Zhè shì zài nǎr mǎi de?Where did you buy this? * 你 能 '''告诉''' 我 这 是 在 哪儿 买 的 ''吗'' ？Nǐ néng '''gàosu''' wǒ zhè shì zài nǎr mǎi de ''ma''?Can I tell me where you bought this?
* 我 老板 的 孩子 多大 ？Wǒ lǎobǎn de háizi duō dà?How old is my boss' child? * 你 '''知道''' 我 老板 的 孩子 多大 ''吗''？Nǐ '''zhīdào''' wǒ lǎobǎn de háizi duō dà ''ma''?Do you know how old my boss' child is?
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22 Tag questions with "ma"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Affirmative-negative_questions Affirmative-negative questions] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Questions_with_%22ne%22 Questions with "ne"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition] (pp. 138-40) [http://amzn.to/2h67UYa →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)] (pp. 29-30) [http://amzn.to/2xe9H5W →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1) New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)] (pp. 21) [http://amzn.to/2ykX9KF →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)(2nd_ed) New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)] (pp. 23, 250) [http://amzn.to/2ykX9KF →buy]

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