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- "Is this Teacher Wang's wife?"
"Is this Teacher Wang's wife?"
Translation:这是不是王老师的妻子？
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It's a way of asking a yes/no question to repeat the verb before and after "bu". In this case the verb is "is".
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No, you don't need the question participle at the end if you have the "verb no verb" section in the sentence.
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No. It makes it wrong. I think for a native English speaker the “... 是不是 ...” way is actually easier, as it becomes clear from early in the sentence that a question is being asked.
Sometimes this language is so odd. Is not is, ya, thats not confusing at all.
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English can be similar: ''You are Chinese, aren't you?'' or ''Isn't that cat cute? Yes it is!''
It is like they are saying "This is or isn't...?". If that makes any sense.
I like to imagine it as (is/isn't) box place that in front of anything and ur asking a yes o no question.
How exactly is 妻子 a weird translation for "wife"?
I have seen 太太 used by foreigners to say "wife" but several dictionaries and online learning resources use 妻子 exclusively for the translation.
