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Asking for someone's name In order to ask for someone's name, I can say: 你 叫 什么 名字? But can I also say this: 你 叫 吗?
Aug 2, 2015 8:23 PM
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U can say:你叫什么名字? but u can't say:你叫吗? Because 你叫吗 doesn't have the object.
August 3, 2015
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You can ask 你是谁(who are you?) or你叫什么名字?(what is your name?)=你叫什么? But 你叫吗is wrong.
August 3, 2015
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no, you cant. because that sentence doesnt make sense. 叫 means call 什么means what. 吗 just a symbol of question. hope that can help you
August 2, 2015
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“你叫” is an uncomplete sentence. Both "你叫什么?" and "你叫什么名字?" are correct.
August 2, 2015
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If you want other's name, you can use "您贵姓?怎么称呼?”,which is polite and formal
August 5, 2015
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Enrico H.
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English, German, Italian, Japanese
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