<p>山门中(noun) +是(verb) +冷清了(adj) +些(adv, modify/quantify 冷清)</p>
<p>Depending on the overall context, 是 can either be &quot;is&quot;, or &quot;has (became)&quot;.</p>
<p>很 means &quot;very&quot; or &quot;much&quot;, which conflicts with 些 - &quot;some&quot;, &quot;a few&quot;, &quot;a little&quot;, &quot;a bit&quot;.</p>

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r13
<p>是 indicates here an emphasis on affirmation and can be understood as &quot;indeed&quot;.</p>

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Stanley Changbao JIA
<p>I think 山门 may be a 佛寺，but also may be a 道观。</p>
<p>Either way, you may write:</p>
<ol>
<li>所以山门中是冷清了些。<br />
Therefore, there are indeed not many people in the temple.</li>
</ol>
<p>or</p>
<ol start="2">
<li>所以山门中很是冷清了些。</li>
</ol>
<p>but people I ask will not accept:</p>
<ol start="3">
<li>所以山门中很冷清了些。</li>
</ol>
<p>I think that is because the 些 means 'a little' or 'somewhat' so then you would have the combination of 'very <em>something</em> a little,' which is a kind of contradiction.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>是 here is a straightforward &quot;is&quot;</p>
<p>山门 (gate) 中 (inside)</p>
<p>所以山门中(是)冷清了些 = Therefore inside the gate (is) a bit deserted</p>
<p>Similar example</p>
<p>大海[很危險] = The sea [is dangerous]</p>
<p>大海[是][危險的] = The sea [is] [dangerous]</p>
<p>大海[是][很危險] = The sea [is] [very dangerous]</p>
<p>大海[是][很危險的] = The sea [is] [very dangerous]</p>
<p>Note: <em>大海[是][危險] = The sea [is] [danger] or The sea [is] [dangerous] because 危險 without 的 can be a noun or adjective</em></p>

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Tang Ho
<p>In 所以山门中是冷清了些。 why 是 is used between a noun as 山门中 and an adjective as 冷清 ？</p>
<p>If for that purpose (connect nouns an adjectives) we have 很 .</p>

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Why 是 is in 所以山门中是冷请了些 ？
# Why 是 is in 所以山门中是冷请了些 ？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-25)

In 所以山门中是冷清了些。 why 是 is used between a noun as 山门中 and an adjective as 冷清 ？

If for that purpose (connect nouns an adjectives) we have 很 .

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-26. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

山门中(noun) +是(verb) +冷清了(adj) +些(adv, modify/quantify 冷清)

Depending on the overall context, 是 can either be "is", or "has (became)".

很 means "very" or "much", which conflicts with 些 - "some", "a few", "a little", "a bit".


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-12-26. Score: 1

是 indicates here an emphasis on affirmation and can be understood as "indeed".


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-12-26. Score: 0

I think 山门 may be a 佛寺，but also may be a 道观。

Either way, you may write:

1. 所以山门中是冷清了些。  
   Therefore, there are indeed not many people in the temple.

or

2. 所以山门中很是冷清了些。

but people I ask will not accept:

3. 所以山门中很冷清了些。

I think that is because the 些 means 'a little' or 'somewhat' so then you would have the combination of 'very *something* a little,' which is a kind of contradiction.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-12-25. Score: 0

是 here is a straightforward "is"

山门 (gate) 中 (inside)

所以山门中(是)冷清了些 = Therefore inside the gate (is) a bit deserted

Similar example

大海[很危險] = The sea [is dangerous]

大海[是][危險的] = The sea [is] [dangerous]

大海[是][很危險] = The sea [is] [very dangerous]

大海[是][很危險的] = The sea [is] [very dangerous]

Note: *大海[是][危險] = The sea [is] [danger] or The sea [is] [dangerous] because 危險 without 的 can be a noun or adjective*


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