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I am confused about "ge" in "Zhè ge" and "Nà ge"


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I think it might be because shi doesn't need a measure word.

 

Shi means "to be" or "is" 

 

Ge is a measure word or classifier. if you say this book, you would need a measure word : zhe ben shu or those three books : na san ben shu

 

"The most common specifiers are na - that/those and zhe - this/these.

Like numbers, specifiers cannot immediately precede a noun. They are followed by number+classifier phrase, or by a classifier" 

 

Quote from my grammar text book Schuam outline Chinese grammar.

 

I have found this book very helpful and easy to understand.

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The second sentence is also right.

Just as you know, the third is easier to say. And that is how people say it.

This book is my book.  ( We both know you are saying a book, so no need to say it out.)

 

This is my book. (Easy and no misunderstanding.)

 

PS: I am Chinese. I want to learn English. 

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If the book has been mentioned before in the conversation you can leave out the word book.

 

So if someone asks Zhe ben shu zen me yang? you can say zhe ben hao. or just hao.

 

But I think if you start the conversation you need to say Zhe ben shu hao even if you are pointing at it.

 

I try to imagine how it would be in English and if you are sure the person is looking at the book i guess it could be ok to say that one is good.

 

I have been trying to attach a file but it doesn't seem to be working. I will try again later. it explains the rules of omission.

 

 

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Agreed with Shelley above but just to add a useful detail. You should say "Zhe ben hen hao" instead of just "zhe ben hao".

You use "zhe ben hao" in these situations: you mean this one is better (than another one) or this one is good (while another one is not so).

So, without the empty "hen", your sentence would sound as if you compare or contrast the book with another one.

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