Mood Adverbs 毕竟, 居然, 果然, 的确, 简直, 反而

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subject + 毕竟 / 居然 / 果然 / 的确 / 简直 / 反而 + verb / adjective

居然 means “I didn’t expect that”; 果然 means “just as I expected”; 反而 means “the opposite happened”.

这么难的题，他居然五分钟就做完了。

When to use Mood Adverbs 毕竟, 居然, 果然, 的确, 简直, 反而

These adverbs usually go after the subject and before the verb, and they add the speaker’s attitude; 毕竟 can also open the sentence: 毕竟他还小. 毕竟 “after all” gives the fact that decides the matter, often to explain or excuse something. 居然 “actually, to my surprise” marks a result you did not expect. 果然 “sure enough” marks a result that matches what was said or expected. So 居然 and 果然 are opposites: surprise versus confirmation.

别生气了，他毕竟是第一次做。

Don’t be angry, it’s his first time doing it, after all.

毕竟是周末，路上的人特别多。

It is the weekend, after all, so the streets are really crowded.

听说这家店很好吃，今天一尝，果然不错。

I’d heard this place was good, and when I tried it today, sure enough, it was.

这个办法的确很好。

This method really is good.

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Use 果然 when things happen as expected and 居然 when they surprise you: 他说会来，果然来了; 他说不来，居然来了.
In the second clause, 反而 goes after the subject: 雨反而更大了, not 反而雨更大了.
Read 的确 as dí què, not de què: in this word 的 is pronounced dí.

Gezielte Übung

Übe genau dieses Muster, bevor du weitermachst.

他还是个孩子，别要求太高

Schließlich ist er noch ein Kind; erwarte nicht zu viel

bì jìng

Bedeutungen

after all (giving the deciding fact)

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When to use Mood Adverbs 毕竟, 居然, 果然, 的确, 简直, 反而

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Gezielte Übung

Behalte dieses Muster im Training.