Mandarin Chinese reference
弄
nòng
to handle something
Verb pattern · 10 form tables
Mandarin verbs do not change for tense. These tables show aspect, negation, questions and sentence patterns. Short phrases omit the subject; full examples retain theirs.
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Aspect
Plain statement
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | nònghandle something |
Completed action
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | nòng lehandled something |
Experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | nòng guohave handled something before |
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | zài nòngbe handling something |
Future
About to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | yào nòng lebe about to handle something |
Will / can
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | huì nòngwill handle something |
Negative
Not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | bú nòngdo not handle something |
Did not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | méi nòngdid not handle something |
Questions
Yes no question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | nòng ma?do you handle something? |
A not A question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | nòng bu nòng?do you handle something? |
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