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| Maux Diglot Newbie Netherlands Joined 4630 days ago 37 posts - 51 votes  Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: Mandarin | Message 9 of 10 11 August 2012 at 11:38am | IP Logged |
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Alright, sorry for the long delay. I've consulted a native speaker, and he confirmed that 我的太太不要在这儿吃饭 is the preferred choice, while 我的太太在这儿不要吃饭 ("arguably grammatical") implies that my wife might still want to do something else here, just not having dinner. In addition, the second sentence would sound better if you insert 是:
我的太太在这儿不是要吃饭,是要 ...(something else)... Apparently, this is comparable to the 是...的 construction. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Vegemighty Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4493 days ago 45 posts - 67 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin | Message 10 of 10 12 August 2012 at 3:28pm | IP Logged |
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I also asked a native speaker and she definitely prefers the 要在这儿 to 在这儿要. Apparently it's very
common to use auxiliary verbs before the place words. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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