Topic: Chinese

"That is our friend."

Translation:那是我们的朋友。

January 7, 2018

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/ASchaufele

    Ok, i typed in the first 5 characters. Why do i have to put in the last two?

    January 7, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Wadafik

      the last two characters mean "friend." without the characters your sentence means "that is our"

      January 7, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Keith_APP
      • 648

      Yes. And it also means a complete sentence That is ours. We don't normally say that for a person (neither do we in English). : )

      January 8, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/LauPaSat
      • 170

      Do I need 的 in this sentence? Or is it ok to omit it

      June 2, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/Adrian982119
      • 4

      Can you also say：这是我们的朋友。 ？Or has it to be 那？

      June 11, 2019
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