Topic: Chinese

"Our last name is Wang."

Translation:我们姓王。

November 28, 2017

11 Comments

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  • 496

I take it that 们 is a plural marker and 我 is first person, right?

February 4, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/CuteKittyCatYAY

    Yes, it is.

    February 5, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/MrRoger24

      Wouldnt it be more correct to add 的 after 我们？

      November 28, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/MauroEzequ6

        It's nearly the same, 我的will make 姓a noun, and 我姓will make 姓a verb. My surname is... And I'm "surnamed "... Which is more used :)

        December 14, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/varigby

          No, in fact it would sound wrong.

          November 28, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/CuteKittyCatYAY

            Wouldn't it make more sense to be "Our last names are Wang."?

            January 30, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/circumbendibus

              I think the sentence is about a family, so it's one shared name. But you could be right if they are from different families (it's a very common name).

              March 23, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/linda261317

                At times 的 is omitted when there is a close association

                June 26, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Maxseptillion77

                  Is it wrong to say 我们姓是王 because 姓 functions as the verb making the copula, 是, obsolete?

                  June 28, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/kkrizan46
                  • 221

                  Why is shi not required here

                  September 12, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/almielearns

                    The answer was not available

                    December 2, 2017
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