WC1-093 what

#️⃣ #1-093 – 什么 (shénme = was / what)
➡️ Sentence type: #2 Fragesatz / Interrogative sentence (疑问句 yíwènjù)

🔡 Pinyin
Tā zài chī shénme?
⬛👤 tā (Pronoun – Personal, he/she) 🟥🟥🚶 zài chī (Verb – Intransitive + Aspect marker, is eating) ⬛❓ shénme (Pronoun – Interrogative, what)

🈷 Hanzi
他在吃什么？
⬛👤 他 (Pronomen – Personal, er/sie) 🟥🟥🚶 在吃 (Verb – intransitiv, gerade essen) ⬛❓ 什么 (Fragepronomen – was)

🅴 English
What is he eating?
⬛👤 he (Pronoun – Personal) 🟥🟥🚶 is eating (Verb – Intransitive, progressive) ⬛❓ what (Pronoun – Interrogative)

🅳 Deutsch
Was isst er?
⬛👤 er (Pronomen – Personal) 🟥🟥🚶 isst (Verb – intransitiv, gerade) ⬛❓ was (Pronomen – Interrogativ)

📚 Grammar (EN / DE)

• EN: 什么 (shénme) is an interrogative pronoun (#5.3).
  Pattern: Subject + 在 + Verb + 什么? → asking about the object of the action.

• DE: 什么 (shénme) ist ein Fragepronomen (#5.3).
  Struktur: Subjekt + 在 + Verb + 什么? → fragt nach dem Objekt der Handlung.

• 在 + Verb → progressive aspect (gerade am … sein).

• Sentence type: #2 Interrogative sentence.

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