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他是一个天才。(tā shì yīgè tiāncái. - He is a genius.)

Grammar & Usage

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How it works

This is a basic SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) sentence structure in Chinese. '他' (tā) is the subject (he), '是' (shì) is the copula verb (is), and '一个天才' (yīgè tiāncái) is the predicate noun phrase (a genius). The measure word '个' (gè) is used before '天才' (tiāncái - genius).

Sample sentences

她从小就展现出非凡的才能，所有人都说她是一个天才。

From a young age, she displayed extraordinary talent; everyone said she was a genius.

他解决这个数学问题只用了几分钟，真是一个天才！

He solved this math problem in just a few minutes, truly a genius!

老师经常表扬他，因为他学习能力很强，老师认为他是一个天才。

The teacher often praises him because he has strong learning abilities; the teacher thinks he is a genius.

Quick facts

copulaVerb:'是' (shì) functions as the copula 'to be', connecting the subject to a noun predicate.

measureWordUsage:The use of '一个' (yīgè, a/one) before '天才' (tiāncái, genius) is standard to quantify the noun, where '个' (gè) is the common general measure word.

Often used with

她是一个天才。(tā shì yīgè tiāncái. - She is a genius.)

他非常有才华。(tā fēicháng yǒu cáihuá. - He is very talented.)

他是个神童。(tā shì ge shéntóng. - He is a child prodigy.)

他是编程天才。(tā shì biānchéng tiāncái. - He is a programming genius.)

发现一个天才。(fāxiàn yīgè tiāncái. - Discover a genius.)

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Example

她从小就展现出非凡的才能，所有人都说她是一个天才。

From a young age, she displayed extraordinary talent; everyone said she was a genius.

他解决这个数学问题只用了几分钟，真是一个天才！

He solved this math problem in just a few minutes, truly a genius!