This is such a good lesson to take us to the next level in our learning ! Right in the first sentence, there is an expression with a subtle but important grammar point. The expression is: 生活在... "live in ..." As beginners, we were taught that the 在-expression should precede the verb. But this is often not the case. I have found that for verbs that relate to where we put our own body (such as 坐在... "sit on ...", 站在... "stand on ...", etc., the 在-expression always follows the verb. These verbs include: 呆在... "stay in ..." and 住在... or 生活在... "live in ...". But I found that if the verb is followed by a time-duration, then the 在-expression does appear before the verb. For example: 我在英国生活了三年 "I lived in England for three years" P.S.: For a time-duration to appear after the verb, I believe it needs to be a numbered amount, such as the 三年 in my example. The opening sentence of the video reads: 我从小生活在... Here 从小 appears before the verb, because it is not a numbered amount of time. Grammatically, perhaps we could think of it as a "time-point", which always appears before the verb.
This is such a good lesson to take us to the next level in our learning !
Right in the first sentence, there is an expression with a subtle but important grammar point.
The expression is: 生活在... "live in ..."
As beginners, we were taught that the 在-expression should precede the verb. But this is often not the case.
I have found that for verbs that relate to where we put our own body (such as 坐在... "sit on ...", 站在... "stand on ...", etc.,
the 在-expression always follows the verb. These verbs include: 呆在... "stay in ..." and 住在... or 生活在... "live in ...".
But I found that if the verb is followed by a time-duration, then the 在-expression does appear before the verb.
For example: 我在英国生活了三年 "I lived in England for three years"
P.S.:
For a time-duration to appear after the verb, I believe it needs to be a numbered amount,
such as the 三年 in my example.
The opening sentence of the video reads: 我从小生活在...
Here 从小 appears before the verb, because it is not a numbered amount of time.
Grammatically, perhaps we could think of it as a "time-point", which always appears before the verb.
Great observation!!. You're obviously an lover of this language.
I'm not on this level yet, but I still study advanced terminology.
那麼有用啊！謝謝你的辛苦！
谢谢你❤️
@@VitalChinese 不用了，都是你做的 😁
@vital Chinese . do you have a business email address to contact ?