Definition
们 (men) is a suffix added to pronouns (我, 你, 他) and nouns that refer to people to make them plural. For example, 我 (I) becomes 我们 (we). It is not used with numbers or for animals/objects.
suffix
(suffix) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to people
Easily confused
- 问wènlook-aliketo ask
- 门ménsound-alikedoor; gate
- 间jiānlook-alike(classifier) for rooms, offices, and other enclosed spaces
- 闷mènsound-alikestuffy (airless)
- 闪shǎnlook-aliketo dodge, to duck out of the way
- 闲xiánlook-alikefree (not busy), idle, unoccupied
- 闷mènlook-alike(adjective) bored, depressed, melancholy
Examples
- 。Wǒ men yìqǐ qù xuéxiào.We go to school together.
- ？Nǐ men xǐhuan chī píngguǒ ma?Do you all like to eat apples?
- 。Tā men shì wǒ de péngyou.They are my friends.
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