How have you been living in Germany?
akalovid
September 25, 2012, 11:17 AM posted in I Have a QuestionI am often asked when I came to Germany. What would be a natural answer? My attempts are below:
我二零零三年來过德国.
我是二零零三年來的.
我二零零三年以來住这里.
我从二零零三年起住这里.
Right-Wingnut
I've been shown how to edit your own post just recently.
Click the 'Post' tab under 'Community', then click the pencil icon on the right hand side of the post you want to edit. You can edit the title or the body of the message. You can even delete the post by clicking 'Save to Draft', then back in the list of your posts you click the trash can icon that now appears on the right hand side.
akalovid
Thanks a lot! I - finally - got it :)
root
September 25, 2012, 11:18 PMHow about something with 待dāi , like 我在德国待了9年。
lujiaojie
September 26, 2012, 06:50 AMHow long have you been living in Germany?
中文：你来德国多久了？
回答：我来德国9年了。
When do you come to Germany?
中文：你什么时候来德国的？
回答：我2003来的。
akalovid
多謝! In 我2003来的 , is it a short version of 我是2003来的 or not?
bodawei
Hi lujiaojie
How would it look using 定居？
When did you settle in Germany?
中文：你什么时候定居在德国了？
回答：我2003定居在德国了。
Just wondering - is this a suitable verb when akalovid seems to have been there for a long time?
lujiaojie
对！是 can be omitted.
akalovid
謝謝, 老师! 最后我理解了.
akalovid
September 25, 2012, 11:18 AMI mean "How LONG have you been living in Germany", but I guess one can't modify post titles...