Advanced uses of "zong"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

总 (zǒng) can often be simply translated as " always ," but it has other advanced uses as well. It can express "no matter how long or under what circumstances, facts are facts." It can also express "no matter what." It is often paired with other words to form set phrases such as 总会, 总归, 总得, 总要, 总能, etc. It can also be structured together with other unconditional compound phrases like 无论 and 不管 . You cannot place it directly after the verb. In this structure, 总, with its companion character (usually a modal/ auxiliary verb ), means "always will (fill in character/action here)" Once again, it gives the feeling of something very concrete and factual. As you'll see in the examples, below, however, the word "always" don't always work well in a natural translation to English. 总 + 会 / 得 / 要 / 能 + Verb Phrase (+ 吧) When 总 is used together with a negating word (like 不 or 没), it often has a tone of speculation, judgment or suggestion. The sentence often ends with a 吧.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 这里是他家，他总会回来的。 (zhèlǐ shì tā jiā，tā zǒng hùi húilái de 。): "This is his home, he will always come back."
• 咱们总得想个办法啊。 (zánmen zǒng dé xiǎng gè bànfǎ a 。): "We have to find a way."
• 不管发生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。 (bùguǎn fāshēng le shíyāo，rén zǒng yào chīfàn ba 。): "No matter what happens, people always have to eat."
• 他是你爸爸，你总要礼貌一点吧。 (tā shì nǐ bàbà，nǐ zǒng yào lǐmào yīdiǎn ba 。): "He is your father, you should always be polite."
• 你拿了人家的钱，总得帮人家做事吧。 (nǐ ná le rénjiā de qián，zǒng dé bāng rénjiā zuò shì ba 。): "If you take someone's money, you have to help others."

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