kavanin Posted February 23, 2013 at 03:45 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 03:45 AM A: 你是觉得开玩笑没有意思吗? B: 不是。我是觉得同学跟我开玩笑常常是在笑话我。 I think I'm lost in the last part of the sentence. I tend to understand it like "... is for laughing at me," but no dictionary lists "for" as one of the meanings of 在. Can you please help me understand the sentence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted February 23, 2013 at 04:50 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 04:50 AM Any chance it could be a typo? Instead of: 我是觉得同学跟我开玩笑常常是在笑话我。 This might make more sense: 我是觉得同学跟我开玩笑常常 实在 笑话我。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 23, 2013 at 05:14 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 05:14 AM No, I don't mind jokes. But the problem is that I think my classmates are always laughting at me. I have no problem with 常常是在笑話我. And I don't think 實在 would be more appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li3wei1 Posted February 23, 2013 at 07:44 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 07:44 AM 在's function is to turn 笑 into a gerund. I think it would be better without the 話. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 23, 2013 at 11:18 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 11:18 AM I think both 笑 and 笑話 are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 23, 2013 at 02:40 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 02:40 PM I'm with skylee, and I think 在 in that clause is used to indicate the progressive aspect of it, just like how we would say it in English: ...my classmates are always laughing at me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kavanin Posted February 23, 2013 at 02:51 PM Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 at 02:51 PM Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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