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才念小学一年
I don’t fully understand the following sentence:
他才念小学一年级，只学过加法，还没学除法。
He + not until / only when + study + elementary school + first grade, only + studied + addition, still + not + study + division
My attempt at translating:
"Not until you will have been in elementary school’s first grade, will you know addition, not yet division."
It’s the 才 part that confuses me, because the sentence is not coherent in terms of continuity. To my ears the sentence would sound better without 才. (I’d use 才 when the last sentence would be positive, not negative (还没学)).
Can someone help me understand 才 in this sentence?
2016年4月29日 23:03
解答 · 5
1
"He only study in the first grade of primary school,just learnt addition, has not learned Division."
I think this translation may help you understand.
他才七岁=He is only seven years old.
The two “才” are of the same usage.
Hope it is helpful to you.
2016年4月30日
1
In this sentence the"才"just emphasizes the fact that he is only in elementary school’s first grade
the“才” often emphasizes a fact. it can be understood as "only,just,literly and so on."
e.g 他才两岁（only）
你才学会游泳？！（literly）
"才" is also a conjunction 。
e.g 昨晚我熬夜到凌晨一点才睡 （I didn't go to bed until 1 a.m）
2016年4月30日
1
It's vear esay to understand.The meaning of 才 in this sentence means only .I would translate it in this way:He is only a student who is in elementary school’s first grade,therefore,he only knows the addition.And he hasn't learned the division.yet.It's all.
2016年4月30日
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