Comparing "genben" and "daodi"

Nível: HSK 6 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

The main differences between 根本 (gēnběn) and 到底 (dàodǐ) is that 根本 is used to emphasize negation and 到底 is used in a question to ask the result of something. 根本 can be used to emphasize a negative statement, 到底 cannot be used this way. 根本 is often used to emphasize sentences with 不 or 没(有). Using 根本 this way is a response to something stated beforehand. Using 到底 this way would be incorrect. 根本 is used to emphasize negation. 到底 is usually used with question words, 根本 is not。到底 implies some kind of inquiry, and actually it can be thought of as "on earth," as in "what on earth are you doing?" It always includes some kind of question word, such as 谁, 什么, 哪里, and so on, or it can even be used with yes-no questions .

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我根本不知道如何有效地管理。 (wǒ gēnběn bù zhīdào rúhé yǒuxiào dì guǎnlǐ 。): "I simply don't know how to manage it effectively."
• 你为什么说昨天在街上看到我了？ (nǐ wèishíyāo shuō zuótiān zài jiēshàng kàndào wǒ le ？): "Why did you say that you saw me on the street yesterday?"
• 他只是一个小孩子，根本没见过这么吓人的事情。 (tā zhǐ shì yī gè xiǎo háizǐ，gēnběn méi jiàn guò zhèyāo xiàrén de shìqíng 。): "He was just a child, and he had never seen such a scary thing."
• 今天新同事又迟到了，他到底想不想在这里做了？ (jīntiān xīn tóngshì yòu chídào le，tā dàodǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng zài zhèlǐ zuò le ？): "Today the new colleague is late again, does he want to do it here?"
• 你的包这么重！你到底带了多少东西？ (nǐ de bāo zhèyāo zhòng！nǐ dàodǐ dàile duōshǎo dōngxī ？): "Your bag is so heavy! How much did you bring?"

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