<!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>In order to say that something "just now" occurred, use the <a href="Time_noun" title="wikilink">time noun</a> 刚才 (gāngcái). It can be placed in front of the verb or the subject of a statement.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>This grammar structure is pretty straightforward. Similar to the English "just now," you can put 刚才 (gāngcái) right before the verb in a sentence. It can also come before or after the subject.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>刚才 + Verb</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>你 <em>刚才</em> <strong>说</strong> 什么 了？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>shuō</strong> shénme le?</span> <span class="trans">What did you just say?</span></li> <li><em>刚才</em> 谁 <strong>来</strong> 了？<span class= "pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> shéi <strong>lái</strong> le?</span> <span class="trans">Who came just now?</span></li> <li><em>刚才</em> 你 <strong>去</strong> 哪儿 了？<span class= "pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> nǐ <strong>qù</strong> nǎr le?</span> <span class="trans">Where did you go just now?</span></li> <li><em>刚才</em> 我 <strong>去</strong> 洗手间 了。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> wǒ <strong>qù</strong> xǐshǒujiān le.</span><span class="trans">I just went to the restroom.</span></li> <li>老板 <em>刚才</em> <strong>生气</strong> 了。<span class= "pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>shēngqì</strong> le.</span><span class="trans">The boss just got angry.</span></li> <li>你们 <em>刚才</em> 在 <strong>看</strong> 什么？<span class= "pinyin">Nǐmen <em>gāngcái</em> zài <strong>kàn</strong> shénme?</span> <span class="trans">What were you looking at just now?</span></li> <li>不好意思，我 <em>刚才</em> <strong>出去</strong> 了。<span class= "pinyin">Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>chūqù</strong> le.</span><span class="trans">I'm sorry, I just now stepped out.</span></li> <li>宝宝 <em>刚才</em> <strong>哭</strong> 了。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>gāngcái</em> <strong>kū</strong> le.</span><span class= "trans">The baby just cried.</span></li> <li>他们 <em>刚才</em> 去 <strong>开会</strong> 了。<span class= "pinyin">Tāmen <em>gāngcái</em> qù <strong>kāihuì</strong> le.</span><span class="trans">They just went to a meeting.</span></li> <li><em>刚才</em> 有 人 <strong>找</strong> 你。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Gāngcái</em> yǒu rén <strong>zhǎo</strong> nǐ.</span><span class="trans">Just now, there was someone looking for you.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Note that for all of those cases, we're talking about something that happened <em>just now</em>, as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're talking about something that "just happened" yesterday or last week, don't use 刚才 (gāngcái), use <a href= "Expressing_"just"_with_"gang"" title= "wikilink">刚 (gāng)</a>.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Comparing_"gang"_and_"gangcai"" title="wikilink">Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"</a></li> <li><a href="Explaining_results_with_"suoyi"" title= "wikilink">Explaining results with "suoyi"</a></li> <li><a href= "Cause_and_effect_with_"yinwei"_and_"suoyi"" title="wikilink">Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"</a></li> <li><a href="Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause" title= "wikilink">Stating the effect before the cause</a> (advanced article)</li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</a> (p. 217)<a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1">→buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>