Affirmative-negative question

Nível: HSK 2 | Categoria: Gramática

            Fórmula Sintática: Verb + 不 + Verb
          

Explicação da Regra:

A common way to form questions in Chinese is to first use a verb in the positive, then repeat the same verb in its negative form, similar to how in English we can say, "Do you have money or not?" or "Have you or have you not been to the park?" This sentence pattern feels a lot more natural in Chinese than those admittedly awkward English equivalents, however. Verb + 不 + Verb • 是不是？ Shì bu shì?Is it (or not)? • 他们来不来？ Tāmen lái bu lái?Are they going to come or not? • 你想不想我？ Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng wǒ?Do you or do you not miss me? • 我们要去酒吧，你去不去？Wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā, nǐ qù bu qù?We are going to the bar. Do you want to go? • 我去买咖啡，你要不要？ Wǒ qù mǎi kāfēi, nǐ yào bu yào?I'm going to buy coffee. Do you want some? Note that the question provides the listener with both possible answers: it's either "Verb" or "不 (bù) Verb."

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

他们来不来？ (tāmen lái bù lái ？): "Will they come?"
你想不想我？ (nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng wǒ ？): "Do you want me?"
我们要去酒吧，你去不去？ (wǒmen yào qù jǐuba， nǐ qù bù qù ？): "We are going to the bar, do you want to go?"
我去买咖啡，你要不要？ (wǒ qù mǎi kāfēi ，nǐ yào bù yào ？): "I want to buy coffee, do you want it?"

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