"She is not serious!"

Translation: 她不是认真的！

[theimaginarygame]

Why is 是…的 used?

[Ayose...]

If I'm not wrong the pattern “是 + adjective + 的“ is used to emphasize the adjective. In this case it would mean: "She is NOT SERIOUS".

[soyunpenguino]

认 (recognize) + 真 (real/true/genuine) = 认真 (serious)

[Nivkotzer]

Thanks

[JustusRobi3]

Would it be grammatically correct if you omit 是 and / or 的?

[JOEXE]

Why so serious?

[Erikku15]

為什麼我需要“的”