<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>Adding 什么 (shénme) to the end of a verb can be used to change a sentence into a rhetorical question. This usage is often used with <a href="separable_verb" title="wikilink">separable verbs</a>.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>The most common structure you will see is:</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Verb + 什么 + Obj.</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <p>This usage is best illustrated with examples:</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这么 大 年纪 了，结 <em>什么</em> 婚啊！ <span class="expl">The speaker is implying that getting married at this age is a ridiculous notion.</span></li> <li>道 <em>什么</em> 歉，又 不是 你 的 错。 <span class="expl">The speaker is implying that apologizing is completely unnecessary.</span></li> <li>过 <em>什么</em> 年 啊，还 得 又 送 红包 又 送礼。 <span class="expl">The speaker is implying that celebrating Chinese New Year isn't economically feasible.</span></li> <li>没有 钱 看 <em>什么</em> 电影。 <span class="expl">The speaker is implying that there's no money to watch a movie.</span></li> <li>还 吃 <em>什么</em> 饭，要 迟到 了。 <span class="expl">The speaker is implying that there's no time to eat.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Note that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who are quite familiar with each other. Tone of voice and context is key.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Challenging_an_Adjective_with_"shenme"" title="wikilink">Challenging an Adjective with "shenme"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:Verb_phrases" title= "wikilink">Category:Verb phrases</a></p> </body> </html>