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  2. Chinese grammar - Wikipedia

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    tā He 打 dǎ hit 人。 rén person 他 打 人。 tā dǎ rén He hit person He hits someone. Chinese can also be considered a topic-prominent language: there is a strong preference for sentences that begin with the topic, usually "given" or "old" information; and end with the comment, or "new" information. Certain modifications of the basic subject–verb–object order are permissible and ...

  3. Chinese pronouns - Wikipedia

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    The distinction between singular and plural are made by the classifier 个/個 (gè) and 些 (xiē), and the following nouns remain the same. Usually inanimate objects are referred using these pronouns rather than the personal pronouns 它 (tā) and 它們 (tāmen). Traditional forms of these pronouns are: 這個 (zhège), 這些 (zhèxiē ...

  4. Education in China - Wikipedia

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    Education in China is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for a minimum of nine years, known as nine-year compulsory education, which is funded by the government. Compulsory education includes six years of elementary school, typically starting ...

  5. Cantonese pronouns - Wikipedia

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    佢哋 - keoi5 dei6. 𠍲/渠等 - keoi4 dang2. 'they/them'. * Personal pronouns are the only items in Cantonese with distinct plural forms. The character to indicate plurality is formed by adding the suffix 哋 (dei6), and classic 等 (dang2). There exist many more pronouns in Classical Chinese and in literary works, including 汝 (jyu5) or ...

  6. T–V distinction in the world's languages - Wikipedia

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    The T–V distinction (from the Latin pronouns tu and vos) is a contrast, within one language, between various forms of addressing one's conversation partner or partners. This may be specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, age or insult toward the addressee. The distinction occurs in a number of the ...

  7. Sensei - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The term "先生", read sensei in Japanese, hsien sheng / xiansheng in Chinese, seonsaeng in Korean, and tiên sinh in Vietnamese, is an honorific used in the Sinosphere. The term literally means "person born before another" or "one who comes before". [1] In general usage, it is used, with proper form, after a person's name and means ...

  8. Shanghainese - Wikipedia

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    The survey in 2010 indicated that 62.6% of primary school students use Mandarin as the first language at home, but only 17.3% of them use Shanghainese to communicate with their parents. [31] However, the same study from 2021 has shown that more than 90% of all age groups except 18–29 want to preserve Shanghainese.

  9. Educational stage - Wikipedia

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    In the Republic of Ireland, there are two levels of compulsory education; primary school (ca.4–12 years of age) and secondary school (ca.12–18 years). The names of each class are as follows: Junior Infants (4–5 years) Senior Infants (5–6 years) First Class (6–7 years) Second Class (7–8 years) Third Class (8–9 years)