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#每 #measure #demonstrative
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每měi is a demonstrative, with the meaning "each and every". Like all demonstratives, it requires a [[Measure Words|measure word]] between it and a noun:
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每 + measure + noun (+ 都)
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Examples:
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1. 每个老师都很忙。
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měi ge lǎoshī dōu hěn máng
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Every teacher is busy.
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2. 每本书都是新的。
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měi běn shū dōu shì xīn de
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Every book is a new one.
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Some nouns behave like measure words, however, and don't need another measure. One such example is 天, which is why we just say 每天.
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都 is used to highlight the plurality of the "each and every" statement. However, it is omitted when using an interrogative numeral (多少/几):
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1. 每(个)班有几个老师？
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měi (ge) bān yǒu jǐge lǎoshī
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How many teachers does each class have?
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2. 每个学生买多少张票？
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měi ge xuésheng mǎi duōshaozhāng piào
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How many tickets does each student buy?
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The same applies when answering these questions:
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1. 每班有两个老师。
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měi bān yǒu liǎngge lǎoshī
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Each class has two teachers.
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Not that here, 每 is acting as "each", and not "every".
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When 每 appears with the object of a sentence, 都 is not used before the verb. This is because 都 stands in front of a verb, marking the plurality of the nominal *before* the 都. In this case, the plurality should apply to the object which is *after* the verb:
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> 老师给每个学生两本杂志。
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> lǎoshī gěi měi ge xuésheng liǎngběn zázhì
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> The teacher gives each student two magazines.
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> (We can't put 都 before the verb 给, because then it would seem like it's saying "all teachers".)
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