Chinese grammar - Questions about adjectives

Questions about adjectives

It is straightforward in Chinese to ask questions with adjectives.

Just append the question particle 吗 (ma) to the end of a declarative statement.

Examples:
	树很大吗？ shù hěn dà ma? Is the tree big?
	椅子很小吗？ yǐzi hén xiǎo ma? Is the chair small? 很 (hěn) shifts to second tone (hén) before a third tone, as in 很小 (hén xiǎo)
	男人很老吗？ nánrén hén lǎo ma? Is the man old?
	老师很年轻吗？ lǎoshī hěn niánqīng ma? Is the teacher young?
	澳大利亚很大吗？ Àodàlìyà hěn dà ma? Is Australia big? 澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà) means 'Australia'
	那些很贵吗？ nàxiē hěn guì ma? Are those expensive?
	这些不便宜吗？ zhèxiē bù piányí ma? Aren't these cheap?
	面条不好吗？ miàntiáo bù hǎo ma? Are the noodles not good?
	学校不大吗？ xuéxiào bú dà ma? Is the school not big? The tone changes from bù (4th tone) to bú (2nd tone) when 不 is followed by another 4th tone, such as 大 (dà)
	三个苹果很贵吗？ sān gè píngguǒ hěn guì ma? Are three apples expensive?
	一个苹果不贵吗？ yí gè píngguǒ bú guì ma? Is one apple not expensive?
	包是黑色的吗？ bāo shì hēisè de ma? Is the bag black?
	车是旧的吗？ chē shì jiù de ma? Is the car old?