Hello,
I searched the forum and also some grammar books, but I couldn't find an answer for this one. Why is it that people say
I thought if the verb itself was a "verb + object" type of structure, the duration would be placed between the verb and the object (or the verb would be repeated) as in
I searched the forum and also some grammar books, but I couldn't find an answer for this one. Why is it that people say
or你失业多久了?
?你来中国多久了?
I thought if the verb itself was a "verb + object" type of structure, the duration would be placed between the verb and the object (or the verb would be repeated) as in
Are the above examples exceptions to the rule or just colloquial language? Thanks for clearing that up, Michael.我学了一年 (的) 中文