(nǎ ér) - where (spoken) in Mandarin
nǎérTraditional: 哪兒
Translation
where (spoken)
Word origin
哪儿 (nǎr) 'where' is the colloquial northern form, joining the interrogative 哪 'which' with the diminutive suffix 儿 (ér), which adds the typical Beijing -r ending. 哪 is 口 'mouth' plus phonetic 那.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 哪 (which) + 儿 (-r suffix)
Stroke order
哪
儿
Examples
？
Where are you going?
？
Where is the toilet?
？
Where do you come from?
？
Where are you planning to go on holiday?
？
Where did I put my keys?
哪儿 (nǎ ér) - where (spoken).
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Grammar articles
(6)Mandarin Question Words: 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shéi), 哪 (nǎ) and Friends Stay Where the Answer Goes
Mandarin Location and Existence: 在 for Where, 有 for There Is, and the 上/下/里/外 Position Words
Mandarin Question Formation: 吗, V-Not-V, 还是, and the In-Situ Wh-Word System
Mandarin Requests and Imperatives: 请, 别, 不要, the Softening Particles 吧/啊, and Verb Reduplication
Mandarin Sentence-Final Particles: 吧, 呢, 啊, 嘛, 吗 and the Final 了
The Mandarin 是…的 (shì...de) Construction: Highlighting When, Where, and How Something Happened
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