<p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%AC%A8%E8%9B%8B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">笨蛋</a> is a noun (a person who is silly), while <a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%AC%A8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">笨</a> is an adjective, so you'd want one of these:</p>
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<p>我知道我很<strong>笨</strong>，……  [很 + adjective]<br />
我知道我是（个）<strong>笨蛋</strong>，……  [是 + noun]</p>
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<p>Presumably you'd want the latter to echo your romantic interest's wording.</p>
<p>I don't believe it's grammatically correct to say 我很笨蛋 since 很 would normally be <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Simple_%22noun_%2B_adjective%22_sentences" rel="nofollow noreferrer">followed by an adjective</a> (or something functioning as an adjective).</p>

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2022-09-28T10:34:09.437Z
2022-09-28T10:34:09.437Z
Becky 李蓓
<p>I consulted the God Cupid, his Chinese is good, for a Greek!</p>
<p>我知道我很笨，不善于表达自己的感情，但是我是真心话你。你可以做为我的女朋友吗？</p>
<p>真心话你：真心喜欢你</p>
<p>In the name of love,<br />
One man in the name of love!</p>
<p>Good luck! Let me know what she says!</p>

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2022-09-29T05:06:53.453Z
2022-09-29T05:06:53.453Z
Pedroski
<p>A girl that I like frequently calls me 笨蛋. I want to confess my feelings to her and wasn't sure if saying 我知道我很笨蛋。 or 我知道我是笨蛋。makes more sense gramatically.</p>

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Which makes more sense when calling myself a fool / foolish?
# Which makes more sense when calling myself a fool / foolish?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-28)

A girl that I like frequently calls me 笨蛋. I want to confess my feelings to her and wasn't sure if saying 我知道我很笨蛋。 or 我知道我是笨蛋。makes more sense gramatically.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-28. Score: 1

[笨蛋](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%AC%A8%E8%9B%8B) is a noun (a person who is silly), while [笨](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%AC%A8) is an adjective, so you'd want one of these:

> 我知道我很**笨**，…… [很 + adjective]  
> 我知道我是（个）**笨蛋**，…… [是 + noun]

Presumably you'd want the latter to echo your romantic interest's wording.

I don't believe it's grammatically correct to say 我很笨蛋 since 很 would normally be [followed by an adjective](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Simple_%22noun_%2B_adjective%22_sentences) (or something functioning as an adjective).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-09-29. Score: 0

I consulted the God Cupid, his Chinese is good, for a Greek!

我知道我很笨，不善于表达自己的感情，但是我是真心话你。你可以做为我的女朋友吗？

真心话你：真心喜欢你

In the name of love,  
One man in the name of love!

Good luck! Let me know what she says!


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