"He suddenly has an important meeting today, so he cannot come."
Translation:他今天突然有重要的会议，所以不能来。
March 31, 2018
9 Comments
突然 at the begiinning of this particular sentence feels bizarre. I would guess that if the verb is 有 then 突然 cannot be at the beginning.
June 24, 2018
KX3.
37
Yes, it sounds rather unnatural, 今天他突然有…… would be better, although the given sentence is slightly more idiomatic.
September 25, 2018
I see no reason why "他今天突然有重要的會議，所以不可以來。" shouldn't be accepted ("可以" versus "能").
March 31, 2018
KX3.
- 37
The given sentence is better, 可以 is more like he is physically unable to make it whereas 能 fits better since he could if he were to miss that important meeting, not that it'd be very wise!
September 25, 2018
