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Noob question re. tone rules for yi


Laban

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Hello,

 

I am new to mandarin and I am a bit confused as to what tones to use for yi.  

 

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In isolation, or when used as an ordinal number, 一 is pronounced as a first tone. In other situations, when it comes before a fourth tone, it’s pronounced as a second tone. When it comes before anything but a fourth tone, it’s pronounced as a fourth tone

Ref: http://www.hackingchinese.com/optional-obligatory-tone-change-rules-mandarin/

 

My question is regarding yí ge, as in "nǐ yí ge rén":

 

Yi has tone 2 above (and in many other places I found), but according to the rule above, should it not be fourth tone (since it precedes ge, which has no tone)?  

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

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