“Everywhere” as 到处都 or 到处都是
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From this Mandarin Corner video: https://youtu.be/2JttZXFJrNg?t=28
(Transcript provided on their website:)
00:00:24,000 –> 00:00:28,000
Dàjiē shàng hěnduō shù bèi guā dǎo le,
大街上很多树被刮倒了，
00:00:28,000 –> 00:00:31,700
wàimian de lajī yě bèi chuī de dàochù dōu shì,
外面的垃圾也被吹得到处都是，
00:00:31,700 –> 00:00:34,166
gēnběn méi bànfǎ chūmén,
根本没办法出门，
I don't understand why "everywhere" can't be expressed as just 到处 there. If I Google examples it looks like 到处都是 is an entire fixed phrase that means "everywhere", but if I look up 到处, 到处都, and 到处都是 they are defined as "everywhere".
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From this Mandarin Corner video: https://youtu.be/2JttZXFJrNg?t=28
(Transcript provided on their website:)
00:00:24,000 –> 00:00:28,000
Dàjiē shàng hěnduō shù bèi guā dǎo le,
大街上很多树被刮倒了，
00:00:28,000 –> 00:00:31,700
wàimian de lajī yě bèi chuī de dàochù dōu shì,
外面的垃圾也被吹得到处都是，
00:00:31,700 –> 00:00:34,166
gēnběn méi bànfǎ chūmén,
根本没办法出门，
I don't understand why "everywhere" can't be expressed as just 到处 there. If I Google examples it looks like 到处都是 is an entire fixed phrase that means "everywhere", but if I look up 到处, 到处都, and 到处都是 they are defined as "everywhere".
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asked Nov 17 at 20:08
Ben Jackson
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From this Mandarin Corner video: https://youtu.be/2JttZXFJrNg?t=28
(Transcript provided on their website:)
00:00:24,000 –> 00:00:28,000
Dàjiē shàng hěnduō shù bèi guā dǎo le,
大街上很多树被刮倒了，
00:00:28,000 –> 00:00:31,700
wàimian de lajī yě bèi chuī de dàochù dōu shì,
外面的垃圾也被吹得到处都是，
00:00:31,700 –> 00:00:34,166
gēnběn méi bànfǎ chūmén,
根本没办法出门，
I don't understand why "everywhere" can't be expressed as just 到处 there. If I Google examples it looks like 到处都是 is an entire fixed phrase that means "everywhere", but if I look up 到处, 到处都, and 到处都是 they are defined as "everywhere".
grammar meaning-in-context
asked Nov 17 at 20:08
Ben Jackson
1786
From this Mandarin Corner video: https://youtu.be/2JttZXFJrNg?t=28
(Transcript provided on their website:)
00:00:24,000 –> 00:00:28,000
Dàjiē shàng hěnduō shù bèi guā dǎo le,
大街上很多树被刮倒了，
00:00:28,000 –> 00:00:31,700
wàimian de lajī yě bèi chuī de dàochù dōu shì,
外面的垃圾也被吹得到处都是，
00:00:31,700 –> 00:00:34,166
gēnběn méi bànfǎ chūmén,
根本没办法出门，
I don't understand why "everywhere" can't be expressed as just 到处 there. If I Google examples it looks like 到处都是 is an entire fixed phrase that means "everywhere", but if I look up 到处, 到处都, and 到处都是 they are defined as "everywhere".
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到处是 can be used interchangeably as 到处都是 and they means something exist everywere.
For example, 菜园里到处都是蘑菇 means mushrooms are everywhere in the garden.
Sometimes, 都 gives significance to the sentence, it emphasis that this specific place is unique as it has a specific object everywhere.
For example, 海里到处是水! means Ocean has water(which is a fact about ocean)
whereas if you say: 家里到处都是水 meaning there is water everywhere at home. You see that it is uncommon.
是means to be. So if you wish to use another verb with everywhere, you should remove 是 and replace it with a verb that you want to use。
Example: 到处跳舞： Dance Everywhere.
到处逛： Wandering Everywhere。
Hope That help.
answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
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I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
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active
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up vote
4
down vote
accepted
到处是 can be used interchangeably as 到处都是 and they means something exist everywere.
For example, 菜园里到处都是蘑菇 means mushrooms are everywhere in the garden.
Sometimes, 都 gives significance to the sentence, it emphasis that this specific place is unique as it has a specific object everywhere.
For example, 海里到处是水! means Ocean has water(which is a fact about ocean)
whereas if you say: 家里到处都是水 meaning there is water everywhere at home. You see that it is uncommon.
是means to be. So if you wish to use another verb with everywhere, you should remove 是 and replace it with a verb that you want to use。
Example: 到处跳舞： Dance Everywhere.
到处逛： Wandering Everywhere。
Hope That help.
answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
2792
I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
到处是 can be used interchangeably as 到处都是 and they means something exist everywere.
For example, 菜园里到处都是蘑菇 means mushrooms are everywhere in the garden.
Sometimes, 都 gives significance to the sentence, it emphasis that this specific place is unique as it has a specific object everywhere.
For example, 海里到处是水! means Ocean has water(which is a fact about ocean)
whereas if you say: 家里到处都是水 meaning there is water everywhere at home. You see that it is uncommon.
是means to be. So if you wish to use another verb with everywhere, you should remove 是 and replace it with a verb that you want to use。
Example: 到处跳舞： Dance Everywhere.
到处逛： Wandering Everywhere。
Hope That help.
answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
2792
I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
到处是 can be used interchangeably as 到处都是 and they means something exist everywere.
For example, 菜园里到处都是蘑菇 means mushrooms are everywhere in the garden.
Sometimes, 都 gives significance to the sentence, it emphasis that this specific place is unique as it has a specific object everywhere.
For example, 海里到处是水! means Ocean has water(which is a fact about ocean)
whereas if you say: 家里到处都是水 meaning there is water everywhere at home. You see that it is uncommon.
是means to be. So if you wish to use another verb with everywhere, you should remove 是 and replace it with a verb that you want to use。
Example: 到处跳舞： Dance Everywhere.
到处逛： Wandering Everywhere。
Hope That help.
answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
2792
到处是 can be used interchangeably as 到处都是 and they means something exist everywere.
For example, 菜园里到处都是蘑菇 means mushrooms are everywhere in the garden.
Sometimes, 都 gives significance to the sentence, it emphasis that this specific place is unique as it has a specific object everywhere.
For example, 海里到处是水! means Ocean has water(which is a fact about ocean)
whereas if you say: 家里到处都是水 meaning there is water everywhere at home. You see that it is uncommon.
是means to be. So if you wish to use another verb with everywhere, you should remove 是 and replace it with a verb that you want to use。
Example: 到处跳舞： Dance Everywhere.
到处逛： Wandering Everywhere。
Hope That help.
answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
2792
edited Nov 18 at 11:41
answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
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answered Nov 17 at 21:15
mathnoob
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answered Nov 17 at 21:15
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I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
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I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
I see, my mistake is thinking of "everywhere" as the location where blowing was happening, but it's a result complement meaning that the result of blowing was "garbage being everywhere".
– Ben Jackson
Nov 18 at 0:49
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
@Ben Exactly. 得 indicates a complement of degree, so a fairly verbatim translation would be “the trash outside had also been blown off to the point that it was everywhere”. The 是 is the existential 是 that means ‘there is’: 桌子上是书 = [what’s] on the table is a book; 桌子上都/全是书 = [what’s] on the table’s everywhereness is books = there are books all over the table. So 到处是垃圾 = [what’s] in every place is trash, and 到处都是垃圾 = [what’s] on every place’s everywhereness is trash = there’s trash all over the place. Leaving out the subject, you get 到处都是 = [it] is all over the place.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 18 at 4:12
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
到处是 used at the end of a sentence or alone sounds not very natural to me, I would just use 到处都是. But for other usage they are interchangeable.
– 神秘德里克
Nov 18 at 8:38
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