Expressing "since" with "jiran"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

既然 (jìrán) means "since," and is often followed by 就 to mean "since...then...." It is used like this: This construction is not generally used to express a result, but more of a suggestion or inference deduced from the first fact. It can be placed before or after the subject. But if the subjects in the two clauses are the same, 既然 is more often put after the subject. 既然 ＋ Fact, [那 / 就 / 那就] ＋ Suggestion / Inference The second halves of following sentences are all suggestions or inferences.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 你既然不想说，那就别说了。 (nǐ jìrán bù xiǎng shuō，nàjìu bié shuō le 。): "Since you don't want to say it, don't say it."
• 既然你那么喜欢，那就买吧。 (jìrán nǐ nàyāo xǐhuān，nàjìu mǎi ba 。): "Since you like it so much, buy it."
• 她既然刚刚分手，那现在应该是单身吧。 (tā jìrán gānggāng fēnshǒu，nà xiànzài yìnggāi shì dānshēn ba 。): "Since she just broke up, she should be single now."
• 既然你们是好朋友，那他肯定会帮你吧。 (jìrán nǐmen shì hǎo péngyǒu，nà tā kěndìng hùi bāng nǐ ba 。): "Since you are good friends, he will definitely help you."
• 既然大家都不感兴趣，就换个话题吧。 (jìrán dàjiā dū bù gǎn xīngqù，jìu huàn gè huàtí ba 。): "Since everyone is not interested, just change the subject."

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