"I read the newspaper every day."
Translation:我每天都看报纸。
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I've seen 每天 (mei tian) used many times without 都 (dou). What is the purpose of adding 都 (dou) in this phrase?
都 In this case, it emphasizes that something happens every day. I think you could loosely get the message across as every single day.
Τhis is confusing, sometimes I can put time before the subject and now I can't. Please fix this soon.
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Yes, I agree with you. Adverb of time in Chinese can be put before or after the subject. Mainly, the adverb of time has to be adjacent to the subject.
Can someone explain to me what's the difference between 每天 and 每天都? Apparently both work as translation for 'every day', but is there any difference in the meaning (or in the usage) in Chinese?
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Adverb of time in Chinese can be put either BEFORE or AFTER the subject. Mainly, adverb of time has to be ADJACENT TO the subject. Would you please correct this? Thank you!
I think thus is also a time where the 每。。。都 construction would be commobly used. Something like 我每天都看報紙。
