<p><strong>关 (V): <em>to concern/involve</em></strong></p>
<p>Used in a main clause:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这 + 不<strong>关</strong> + 你的事 <br>=
<br><em>This + doesn't <strong>concern</strong> + your business &gt;&gt; This is none of your business</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used in a relative clause:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这 + 是 + [不<strong>关</strong>+你] 的事 <br>=
<br>This is business [that doesn't <strong>concern</strong> you]</p>
</blockquote>
<p><br><hr></p>
<p><br> <strong>有关 (VN): <em>to have a connection with, to have a bearing on</em></strong></p>
<p>Used in a main clause:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这事 + 与你 + <strong>没关</strong> <br>=
<br>This business + <strong>has nothing to do</strong> + with you</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used in a relative clause:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这 + 是 + [与你+<strong>没关</strong>] 的事 <br>=
<br>This + is + business that [+ <strong>has got nothing to do</strong> + with you] <br><br>Or to use your example:<br>
<br>这 + 是 + [<strong>有关</strong>+中国] 的问题 <br>=
<br>This + is + an issue that [+ <strong>has got something to do</strong> + with China]</p>
</blockquote>

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Sanchuan
<p>Question: How does the grammar in 这不关你的事 work?</p>
<p>and also</p>
<p>Question: How does the grammar in 我没告诉她们有关你的事情 work?</p>
<p>First, 关 in the first sentence means &quot;relate to&quot;. It is similar to &quot;关系&quot; or &quot;关心”. But 不关 is a very negative saying, which means &quot;go away&quot; or &quot;get lost&quot;. Indeed，这不关你的事 means &quot;It is none of your business.&quot; 这 (subject) + 不关 (verb) + 你的 (adjective)  + 事 (object)</p>
<p>In the second sentence, 有关 means “about”. It is similar to &quot;关于&quot;. It is used as a preposition. 有关你的事情 means things or information about you. It is a noun phrase used as a complement to the verb 告诉。 You can not say 不有关, 不关于. Instead, you say 这不是有关你的事情.</p>

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PdotWang
<p>My two cents: (admittedly I am not familiar with Chinese grammar)</p>
<p><strong>定语</strong>是用来修饰、限定、说明名词或代词的品质与特征的。名词、代词、形容词、数量词、分词、动名词等都可以做定语。在句子中，<strong>定语用于修饰主语和宾语</strong>。一般定语的位置在主语和宾语的前面。https://www.en998.com/g/dingyu/dingyu-1.html</p>
<p>In my view, all of your examples are in the form - &quot;主語&quot; + [动詞] + (名词所有格作定语) + 宾语.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>&quot;这&quot;+[不关]+(你的)+事.</p>
</li>
<li><p>&quot;我没告诉她们&quot;+[有关]+(你的)+事情。</p>
</li>
<li><p>&quot;他们问了许多&quot;+[有关]+(中国的)+问题。</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Lastly, 这<strong>不关</strong>你的事 = 这事與你<strong>無关</strong> (This thing <strong>does not concern</strong> you)</p>

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定语在被修饰的名词前面。名词做主语或者宾语。
PdotWang
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r13
<p>YouDao's explanations can indeed be inaccurate.</p>
<p>You can't translate it word by word because Chinese usually has a different way of expressing the same thing as English. I hope this makes sense to you:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这(This) + 不(doesn't) + 关(concern) + 你的(your) + 事(business)。 =</p>
<p>That's none of your business.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>我(I) + 没(didn't) + 告诉(tell) + 她们(them) + 有关你的事情(things about you)。 =</p>
<p>I told them nothing about you.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In Chinese, attributives always come before objects, so</p>
<blockquote>
<p>有关(about) + 你(you) + 的 + 事情(things) =</p>
<p>things about you</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Here, &quot;有关你的&quot; is an attributive phrase.</p>
<p>Similarly:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他们(They) + 问了(asked) + 许多(lots of) + 有关中国的问题(questions about China)。 =</p>
<p>They asked lots of questions about China.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&quot;关&quot; can be interpreted as &quot;relationship&quot;, so:</p>
<p>&quot;有关&quot; = &quot;has relationship to&quot; = &quot;about&quot; = &quot;concern&quot; = &quot;relate to&quot;.</p>
<p>&quot;关于&quot; is similar to &quot;有关&quot; but is closer to &quot;about&quot;.</p>
<p>&quot;的&quot; is a common suffix for any attributive. eg.:</p>
<p>&quot;红色&quot; = &quot;red&quot; as noun,</p>
<p>&quot;红色的&quot; = &quot;red&quot; as attributive.</p>

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Leon Ni
<p>关：合拢，闭门 [shut;close] originally represents a door bolt<br />
关：关心 [be concerned with]。literally: shut in your heart</p>
<blockquote>
<p>如:关应(关顾照应);关意(放在心上);关思(留心思考);关念(关心挂念)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>这不关你的事。<br />
This doesn't concern you.</p>
<p>这: a pointer, refers to something in the context: maybe a locked room in the office, you want to know what is in there. (Maybe the boss keeps his mad wife locked in there!)</p>
<p>不: negates the following<br />
关：关心：concern<br />
你: you, your, a descriptor for 事<br />
的: that, those<br />
事: thing(s)</p>
<p>关心: literally: <em>shut in your heart</em> reminds me of a lovely old German poem:</p>
<p>Du bist mein, ich bin dein. <em>You are mein, I am yours</em><br />
Dessen sollst du gewiss sein. <em>Of that you can be sure</em><br />
Du bist eingeschlossen <em>You are locked</em><br />
in meinem Herzen, <em>in my heart</em><br />
verloren ist das Schlüssellein: <em>lost is the key</em><br />
Du musst auch für immer darin bleiben. <em>You must forever stay in there.</em></p>

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Pedroski
<blockquote>
<p>这不关你的事。<br />
That's none of your business.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Judging from YouDao, etc., this counts a complete sentence.  I'm trying to figure out how the grammar breaks down here, and in particular, what the attributive (定语) is here.</p>
<p>I'd naturally parse 不关你的事 as</p>
<blockquote>
<p>不关你 (attributive) + 的 + 事 (object)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>but then the sentence would just be two consecutive noun phrases, which cannot be correct.  If 关 is interpreted as a verb, then, the sentence would break down as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这 (subject) + 不关 (verb) + 你 (attributive) + 的 + 事 (object)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>but this would also imply my interpretation of sentences like (source: YouDao):</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我没告诉她们有关你的事情。<br />
他们问了许多有关中国的问题。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>are inaccurate, because here I would interpret 有关 as being part of the attributive, e.g., 有关中国 (attributive) + 的 + 问题.</p>
<p>My current best guess is that in 这不关你的事, the 不关 is short/slang for 不是有关（于）, in which case the sentence would be equivalent to:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>这不是有关你的事。</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: How does the grammar in 这不关你的事 work?</p>

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This is interesting. Long before a classmate translated "It is none of your business" into 关你屁事。
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I don’t understand why you think seeing 不关 as a simple negated verb implies your interpretation of 有关 as a modifier (part of the attribute) is inaccurate. They’re different structures, used in different ways, and implying different word classes for 关 (verb in the first, noun in the second), so the two interpretations don’t really influence each other at all.
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How does the grammar in 这不关你的事 work?
# How does the grammar in 这不关你的事 work?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-08-02)

> 这不关你的事。  
> That's none of your business.

Judging from YouDao, etc., this counts a complete sentence. I'm trying to figure out how the grammar breaks down here, and in particular, what the attributive (定语) is here.

I'd naturally parse 不关你的事 as

> 不关你 (attributive) + 的 + 事 (object)

but then the sentence would just be two consecutive noun phrases, which cannot be correct. If 关 is interpreted as a verb, then, the sentence would break down as:

> 这 (subject) + 不关 (verb) + 你 (attributive) + 的 + 事 (object)

but this would also imply my interpretation of sentences like (source: YouDao):

> 我没告诉她们有关你的事情。  
> 他们问了许多有关中国的问题。

are inaccurate, because here I would interpret 有关 as being part of the attributive, e.g., 有关中国 (attributive) + 的 + 问题.

My current best guess is that in 这不关你的事, the 不关 is short/slang for 不是有关（于）, in which case the sentence would be equivalent to:

> 这不是有关你的事。

**Question**: How does the grammar in 这不关你的事 work?

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This is interesting. Long before a classmate translated "It is none of your business" into 关你屁事。  
> **username_2**: I don’t understand why you think seeing 不关 as a simple negated verb implies your interpretation of 有关 as a modifier (part of the attribute) is inaccurate. They’re different structures, used in different ways, and implying different word classes for 关 (verb in the first, noun in the second), so the two interpretations don’t really influence each other at all.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2024-08-02. Score: 3

**关 (V): *to concern/involve***

Used in a main clause:

> 这 + 不**关** + 你的事   
> =
>   
> *This + doesn't **concern** + your business >> This is none of your business*

Used in a relative clause:

> 这 + 是 + [不**关**+你] 的事   
> =
>   
> This is business [that doesn't **concern** you]

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**有关 (VN): *to have a connection with, to have a bearing on***

Used in a main clause:

> 这事 + 与你 + **没关**   
> =
>   
> This business + **has nothing to do** + with you

Used in a relative clause:

> 这 + 是 + [与你+**没关**] 的事   
> =
>   
> This + is + business that [+ **has got nothing to do** + with you]   
>   
> Or to use your example:  
>   
> 这 + 是 + [**有关**+中国] 的问题   
> =
>   
> This + is + an issue that [+ **has got something to do** + with China]


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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-08-02. Score: 1

Question: How does the grammar in 这不关你的事 work?

and also

Question: How does the grammar in 我没告诉她们有关你的事情 work?

First, 关 in the first sentence means "relate to". It is similar to "关系" or "关心”. But 不关 is a very negative saying, which means "go away" or "get lost". Indeed，这不关你的事 means "It is none of your business." 这 (subject) + 不关 (verb) + 你的 (adjective) + 事 (object)

In the second sentence, 有关 means “about”. It is similar to "关于". It is used as a preposition. 有关你的事情 means things or information about you. It is a noun phrase used as a complement to the verb 告诉。 You can not say 不有关, 不关于. Instead, you say 这不是有关你的事情.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-08-02. Score: 1

My two cents: (admittedly I am not familiar with Chinese grammar)

**定语**是用来修饰、限定、说明名词或代词的品质与特征的。名词、代词、形容词、数量词、分词、动名词等都可以做定语。在句子中，**定语用于修饰主语和宾语**。一般定语的位置在主语和宾语的前面。https://www.en998.com/g/dingyu/dingyu-1.html

In my view, all of your examples are in the form - "主語" + [动詞] + (名词所有格作定语) + 宾语.

* "这"+[不关]+(你的)+事.
* "我没告诉她们"+[有关]+(你的)+事情。
* "他们问了许多"+[有关]+(中国的)+问题。

Lastly, 这**不关**你的事 = 这事與你**無关** (This thing **does not concern** you)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 定语在被修饰的名词前面。名词做主语或者宾语。  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2024-08-04. Score: 1

YouDao's explanations can indeed be inaccurate.

You can't translate it word by word because Chinese usually has a different way of expressing the same thing as English. I hope this makes sense to you:

> 这(This) + 不(doesn't) + 关(concern) + 你的(your) + 事(business)。 =
>
> That's none of your business.

> 我(I) + 没(didn't) + 告诉(tell) + 她们(them) + 有关你的事情(things about you)。 =
>
> I told them nothing about you.

In Chinese, attributives always come before objects, so

> 有关(about) + 你(you) + 的 + 事情(things) =
>
> things about you

Here, "有关你的" is an attributive phrase.

Similarly:

> 他们(They) + 问了(asked) + 许多(lots of) + 有关中国的问题(questions about China)。 =
>
> They asked lots of questions about China.

"关" can be interpreted as "relationship", so:

"有关" = "has relationship to" = "about" = "concern" = "relate to".

"关于" is similar to "有关" but is closer to "about".

"的" is a common suffix for any attributive. eg.:

"红色" = "red" as noun,

"红色的" = "red" as attributive.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2024-08-03. Score: 0

关：合拢，闭门 [shut;close] originally represents a door bolt  
关：关心 [be concerned with]。literally: shut in your heart

> 如:关应(关顾照应);关意(放在心上);关思(留心思考);关念(关心挂念)

这不关你的事。  
This doesn't concern you.

这: a pointer, refers to something in the context: maybe a locked room in the office, you want to know what is in there. (Maybe the boss keeps his mad wife locked in there!)

不: negates the following  
关：关心：concern  
你: you, your, a descriptor for 事  
的: that, those  
事: thing(s)

关心: literally: *shut in your heart* reminds me of a lovely old German poem:

Du bist mein, ich bin dein. *You are mein, I am yours*  
Dessen sollst du gewiss sein. *Of that you can be sure*  
Du bist eingeschlossen *You are locked*  
in meinem Herzen, *in my heart*  
verloren ist das Schlüssellein: *lost is the key*  
Du musst auch für immer darin bleiben. *You must forever stay in there.*


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