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Registered on : 2009-06-19
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Xavier
Date : 2009-11-03 / 01:03PM
Ni Hao Benny…
I hear the word “shihou” a lot in Mandarin. Does it indicate the future tense? Also, “yihou” means “after”.
In addition… What is the difference between “shihou” and “yihou”? Thanks!
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2009-11-04 / 03:46AM | | Xavier,
(的时候 de shi2 hou4) is often used when you’re talking about the past. Like if you want to tell a story from your childhood you’d say “when i was young…” In mandarin it goes “wo3 nian2 qing1 de shi2 hou4” 我年轻的时候. It’s basically the ‘when’ part of your sentence.
I believe you can also use it in future tense like “when i get there…” Not quite sure, Benny can confirm on that. | |
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