Mood Adverbs 难道 and 千万 | HSK 4 Chinese Grammar Guide

Pattern

stance adverb + sentence

Use this HSK 4 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.

难道你忘了吗？

When to use Mood Adverbs 难道 and 千万

Read stance adverb + sentence as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 难道 adds to it.

难道你不高兴吗？

Are you not happy?

难道我们错了吗？

Could we be wrong?

Do not translate stance adverb + sentence mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
Keep 难道 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.

Übe genau dieses Muster, bevor du weitermachst.

你忘了吗？

Could it be that you forgot?

nán dào

Missing grammar piece

Bedeutungen

could it be