Sentence pattern · Band 2
对: toward someone, about something
对 + 人/事 + 形容词/动词
对 points an attitude at someone: kind to me, good for your eyes, nice to students. Person or thing first with 对 between them, then the verdict. English says kind to me with the to dangling after the adjective; Mandarin deals the target early with 对 and saves the verdict for last, where verdicts belong.
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Mistakes people make
The old friend 是 sneaking in front of an adjective again; the 对 phrase changes nothing about that rule.
很 boosts the adjective at the end of the verdict, never the 对 phrase in the middle.
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What does 对：对谁 mean?
对 points an attitude at someone: kind to me, good for your eyes, nice to students. Person or thing first with 对 between them, then the verdict. English says kind to me with the to dangling after the adjective; Mandarin deals the target early with 对 and saves the verdict for last, where verdicts belong.
How do you build it?
对 + 人/事 + 形容词/动词
What is the most common mistake?
他对我是很好。 → 他对我很好。
The old friend 是 sneaking in front of an adjective again; the 对 phrase changes nothing about that rule.
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