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guardian_learning是...的 for asking WH questions in the past tense (I think)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22shi..._de%22_construction_for_emphasizing_details
Guardian:
你觉得她是怎么死的？ (a little graphic for first thing in the morning, but it's a perfect example...)
你是怎么知道的？(how did you know, how did you find out?)
说说吧，那些伤都是谁弄的？(also a little colorful...)
My practice:
这个汤是谁做的？很好吃。
你昨天是在哪里去的？
我们当时没知道，是怎么做好的？
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22shi..._de%22_construction_for_emphasizing_details
Guardian:
你觉得她是怎么死的？ (a little graphic for first thing in the morning, but it's a perfect example...)
你是怎么知道的？(how did you know, how did you find out?)
说说吧，那些伤都是谁弄的？(also a little colorful...)
My practice:
这个汤是谁做的？很好吃。
你昨天是在哪里去的？
我们当时没知道，是怎么做好的？
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Date: 2022-02-21 04:50 pm (UTC)A less-explanatory のだ, heh, but I see what you mean!
(wow, if 一字千金, Japanese is way more expensive than Chinese)
XD
Especially compared against keigo… though to be fair Chinese also has its fair share of formal pleasantries and whatnot that take up word count.
I'm the kind of person who would say "You were the one who told him!!", so XD what is sentence order anyway.