Sentence Number 3
He when come
Chinese Sentence
他什么时候来？
Full Pinyin
tā shén me shí hou lái
Natural English
When is he coming?
Short Description
A time question retaining when between subject and movement action.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P012
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Standard Status
standard
Sentence Analysis
A time question retaining when between subject and movement action.
Sentence Analysis
他 / 什么时候 / 来 becomes He / when / come. Natural English moves when to the front and adds an auxiliary, but the source position remains authoritative.