Sentence pattern · Band 1

多大 · 多少钱: 多 asks how much of a quality

多 + 形容词?

To ask how much of a quality, put 多 in front of the adjective and stop: how old is 多大 and how much money is 多少钱. No verb, no fuss; the adjective itself carries the question. Age and price are the everyday two, and friends will ask 你多大 before you finish your first cup of tea.

Hear it in a sentence

你今年多大?Nǐ jīnnián duō dà?How old are you this year?
你的女儿多大了?Nǐ de nǚ’ér duō dà le?How old is your daughter now?
那个电脑多少钱?Nàge diànnǎo duōshao qián?How much is that computer?
你多大了?我十九了。Nǐ duō dà le? Wǒ shí jiǔ le.How old are you? I am nineteen.

Mistakes people make

Not this你多少大?Nǐ duōshao dà?Say this你多大?Nǐ duō dà?

The frame is 多 plus the adjective alone; 多少 belongs to counting things and money.

Not this多大你是?Duō dà nǐ shì?Say this你多大?Nǐ duō dà?

The 多 question stays in the answer slot; the rest of the sentence keeps its normal order.

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Quick answers

What does 多+形容词的问句 mean?

To ask how much of a quality, put 多 in front of the adjective and stop: how old is 多大 and how much money is 多少钱. No verb, no fuss; the adjective itself carries the question. Age and price are the everyday two, and friends will ask 你多大 before you finish your first cup of tea.

How do you build it?

多 + 形容词?

What is the most common mistake?

你多少大? → 你多大?

The frame is 多 plus the adjective alone; 多少 belongs to counting things and money.

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