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<li>Is this sentence grammatically correct?</li>
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<p>Yes, it is correct. The number &quot;one&quot; can sometimes be omitted before the classifier.</p>
<p>我吃苹果</p>
<p>I eat apples (generally, no specific number or apples implied).</p>
<p>我吃一个苹果</p>
<p>I eat one apple (not two,  not half. Number is important here.).</p>
<p>我吃這个苹果</p>
<p>I eat this apple (with the demonstrative, a specific apple).</p>
<p>我吃个苹果</p>
<p>I eat an apple (no specific apple implied, no emphasis on number).</p>

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2021-07-08T16:05:33.820Z
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monalisa
<p>You shall add &quot;了&quot; after &quot;吃&quot; to indicate the action has been completed. Then all sentences make sense as shown below (with or without the classifier):</p>
<p>我吃&quot;了&quot;个苹果</p>
<p>我吃&quot;了&quot;苹果</p>
<p>我吃&quot;了&quot;一个苹果</p>
<p>However, the sentences you have cited are acceptable in the casual conversations below:</p>
<p>Q: 你(想)吃什麼? A: 我(想)吃苹果, or 我(想)吃個苹果, or 我(想)吃ㄧ個苹果. All are fine.</p>
<p>Q: 你(要)吃&quot;幾個&quot;(苹果)? A: 我(要)吃&quot;ㄧ個&quot;苹果.</p>
<p>The examples show that a classifier must accompany the noun if the questioner expects a quantity indicated in the response.</p>

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r13
<p>Is this sentence grammatically correct?
我吃个苹果。
Or it should be either,
我吃苹果
Or,
我吃一个苹果</p>
<p>Is it correct to use classifiers without any number and demonstratives?</p>

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# When to use classifier

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-08)

Is this sentence grammatically correct?
我吃个苹果。
Or it should be either,
我吃苹果
Or,
我吃一个苹果

Is it correct to use classifiers without any number and demonstratives?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-07-08. Score: 1

* Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Yes, it is correct. The number "one" can sometimes be omitted before the classifier.

我吃苹果

I eat apples (generally, no specific number or apples implied).

我吃一个苹果

I eat one apple (not two, not half. Number is important here.).

我吃這个苹果

I eat this apple (with the demonstrative, a specific apple).

我吃个苹果

I eat an apple (no specific apple implied, no emphasis on number).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-07-08. Score: -1

You shall add "了" after "吃" to indicate the action has been completed. Then all sentences make sense as shown below (with or without the classifier):

我吃"了"个苹果

我吃"了"苹果

我吃"了"一个苹果

However, the sentences you have cited are acceptable in the casual conversations below:

Q: 你(想)吃什麼? A: 我(想)吃苹果, or 我(想)吃個苹果, or 我(想)吃ㄧ個苹果. All are fine.

Q: 你(要)吃"幾個"(苹果)? A: 我(要)吃"ㄧ個"苹果.

The examples show that a classifier must accompany the noun if the questioner expects a quantity indicated in the response.


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