Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

To express something is unexpected, you can use the adverb 竟然 (jìngrán) after the subject. 竟然 has the same meaning as 居然, but is not as intense. Like many other adverbs, 竟然 is placed after the subject. This grammar structure is usually used in spoken Chinese. Subj. + 竟然 ⋯⋯ You can also drop out the 然 and use just 竟. This can be used in spoken or written Chinese.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 没想到你竟然当着老师的面撒谎。 (méixiǎngdào nǐ jìngrán dāng zháo lǎoshī de miàn sāhuǎng 。): "I didn't expect you to lie in front of the teacher."
• 这是一件让人难过的事情，你竟然还笑？ (zhè shì yī jiàn ràng rén nánguò de shìqíng ，nǐ jìngrán huán xiào ？): "This is a sad thing, you still laugh?"
• 他那么努力，竟然没考及格！ (tā nàyāo nǔlì ，jìngrán méi kǎo jígé ！): "He tried so hard that he failed the exam!"
• 那个人骗了你的钱，你竟不生他的气？ (nàgèrén piàn le nǐ de qián ，nǐ jìng bù shēng tā de qì ？): "That man cheated your money, you are not angry with him?"
• 大家都以为他不会答应，可是他竟然答应了。 (dàjiā dū yǐwèi tā bù hùi dáyìng ，kěshì tā jìngrán dáyìng le 。): "Everyone thought he would not agree, but he did."

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