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“都dōu”means “both/all”. The people or objects included are out before “都”.
For example：

tā men dōu xǐ huɑn hē chá 。 
他们都喜欢喝茶。

wǒ men dōu shì xué shenɡ 。 
我们都是学生。

每měi……都dōu……
In a sentence that contains the term “每”(every), usually “都” has to be inserted further along in the sentence, immediately in front of the verb.

tā měi tiān wǎn shɑnɡ dōu yù xí kè wén 。 
他每天晚上都预习课文。

wǒ měi jié kè dōu lái 。 
我每节课都来。

měi ɡè rén wǒ dōu rèn shí 。 
每个人我都认识。

JOJO CHINESE

都dōu

POSTAL CLERK: What can I do for you today?
CAROL: I need to mail this package to New York, please.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, let’s see how much it weighs … it’s about 
five pounds. If you send it express, it will get there 
tomorrow. Or you can send it priority and it will get 
there by Saturday.
CAROL: Saturday is fine. How much will that be?
POSTAL CLERK: $11.35 [eleven thirty-five]. Do you need anything else?
CAROL: Oh, yeah! I almost forgot. I need a book of stamps, too.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, your total comes to $20.35
[twenty dollars and thirty-five cents].


LANGUAGE NOTES
• What can I do for you today? Notice that this question starts with “What,” so the 
intonation drops at the end of the question.
• Or you can send it priority … Notice the stress on “or,” which emphasizes that there is 
another possibility.
• $11.35 ... $20.35 Notice the two different ways the postal clerk says the price. First he 
says eleven thirty-five (without the words dollars and cents), then he says twenty dollars 
and thirty-five cents.
• Oh, yeah! is an expression used here to mean “I just remembered something.” It’s often 
followed by “I almost forgot.”
• Your total comes to … is a way of saying “the cost is ….”

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Hello! 
JLPT is coming up.  ※JLPT＝Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
We did JLPT N2 quiz with a student at our class.
At that time, one of them was "which one is correct 不無非未(fumuhimi) for 気力(kiryoku)".
So, I'm going to introduce some words using negative expression "不無非未". 

もうすぐJLPTですね。
先日、N2の問題を　italkiの生徒さんとしていました。
そのとき、「気力」に「不無非未」のどれをつけるのが正しいかという問題がありました。
それで、今日は「不無非未」がつく言葉を紹介したいと思います。

否定表現
「不」がつくことば
不可能　　可能じゃない
不自然　　自然じゃない
不完全
不まじめ
不合格
不安定
不必要
不注意　　注意がたりない
「～じゃない　・　～が足りない」

「無」がつくことば
無意味　　意味がない
無関心　　関心がない
無許可
無責任
無計画
無免許
無表情
無気力
無関係
無礼（ぶれい）
「ここにない　・　今もないし、これからもない　・　～がない」

「非」がつくことば
非日常　　　日常ではない（本来、「日常」というものがあって、そこから外れている）
非公開　　　
非公式
非常識
非正規
非効率
「本来そうあるべきことや正しいとされているものから外（はず）れている　・
～ではない」

「未」がつくことば
未使用　　　まだ使っていない
未成年　　　まだ成年じゃない
未解決
未開発
未経験
未払い
未完成
未定
未開封
「今はまだ～ない」　


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

JLPT N2　不無非未がつくことば

Learn about business and profession stereotypes, most notably artists, and about everything that goes on behind the scenes.
Best for intermediate and advanced students!