A2 · Grammar reference
Softening speech with "ba"
The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to soften the feel of a sentence. This could be to make it more polite, gentler and less forceful, or to turn a command into a suggestion.
- Keywords
- 吧
- Used for
- Expressing attitude
- Classification
- Particles · HSK1
Examples (10)
这不太好吧。
算了吧。
应该是吧。
钱太少了吧。
再等一等吧。
太晚了，不要走了吧。
你们早点来吧。
快点吧，要迟到了。
太贵了吧，我不买了。
那个地方太远了吧，我不想去。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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