Definition
在我 is a verb-object phrase meaning 'it's up to me' or 'it depends on me'. The verb 在 here means 'to lie in; to depend on', and 我 is the object. You can replace 我 with other pronouns: 在你 (up to you), 在他 (up to him). It is used as a predicate, often at the end of a clause. Although the POS is marked as a separable verb (v.o.), in practice 在我 is not separated; it functions as a fixed phrase.
v.o.
it's up to meit depends on me
Examples
- 在我，。Zhè jiàn shì zài wǒ, nǐ búyòng dānxīn.This matter is up to me; you don't need to worry.
- 在我，。Zuìhòu de juédìng zài wǒ, bú shì zài nǐ.The final decision is up to me, not up to you.
- 在我，。Néng bù néng chénggōng zài wǒ, dàn wǒ huì nǔlì.Whether I can succeed is up to me, but I will work hard.
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