how to say "how did you find out about this..."
adam_p_lax
October 05, 2013, 12:40 AM posted in General DiscussionI know this seems a bit simple but I was having a conversation within someone in chinese and wanted to ask something like "how did you find out about this activity."
I couldn't think of good way to say that except for like "你怎么发现了这个活动“ does anyone know if this would work or not? thanks!
adam_p_lax
why would that be a 是。。。的 pattern?
darkstar94
Because the 是。。。的 pattern is used to ask about a method or a time period etc in the past, for example:
你们(是)怎么认识的? - how do you guys know each other?
你(是)怎么找到我的? - how did you find me?
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/the-%E6%98%AF%E7%9A%84-shide-pattern#sthash.r30KSKvO.dpbs
darkstar94
October 05, 2013, 12:09 AMWell it would definitely be 是。。。的 pattern, as for 发现, I'm not sure if it suits. I might say 你(是)怎么知道这个活动的? Could be wrong though.