How to Say ‘Gray is last year's’ in Traditional Chinese
灰色是去年的
huī sè shì qù nián de
[huīsè shir qùnián de]
Phrase Breakdown
灰色
huī sè
[huīsè]
gray
The color between black and white, like ash.
今天的天空是灰色的。
Today's sky is gray.
是去年的
shì qù nián de
is last year's
去年 means 'last year.' 去 falls and 年 rises. 的 marks 'the one of.'
這些照片是去年的。
These photos are from last year.
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
去年
qù nián
[qùnián]
last year
Refers to the year before the current one.
我去年去了日本。
I went to Japan last year.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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