"I have a Chinese test tomorrow."
Translation:明天我要考中文。
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考 is a verb here, so the literal meaning is something like "tomorrow I have to be tested (in) Chinese". I'd say "I have to take a Chinese test tomorrow"
Test is a noun, synonymous with exam, not a verb. I know I didn't learn the details of language well at primary school, but I do recall being told that a verb was an action. The verb would be "take"; what is it you take ? A test.
Yes, "test" is a noun. But "to test" is a verb. In Chinese, 考 means "to test" as a verb where 考试 means "a test" as a noun. Hope this helps
Thanks. Yes it does but: it's not instinctive to me and I feel I'll be taking some time trying to get it to sink in. Still, it ain't meant to be easy or I'd not be trying to learn it ;-)
The options for answering this in English are neither common nor even in the hints for the Chinese sentence. This thing needs a lot of work
Why isn't "I need to take a Chinese test tomrrow," acceptable? It seems to be more accurate. I have a Chinese test tomorrow would be "明天我有中文考试。“
It's absolutely frustrating how few answers this course will accept, especially in this module.
明天我又汉语考试 should be accepted, as well as numerous other variations.
明天我要提中文考
would this sentence be okay?
i remember theres a word with pronunciation "ti" when it comes to 考试
is 提 the right "ti" haha
At first I wondered why it seemed to translate as Tomorrow I have a 'test Chinese', whereas I expected it to be a 'Chinese test'; thanks to others here for explaining that kao is the verb "to test". Mystery solved. Tomorrow I have to [sort of 'be tested'] in Chinese.
it's a little late but here's my guess... that's why 我要 was put together as a choice and not separate, so that 明天 did not have the option of following 我 before 要.
