你什么时候上来的
“When did you get up here?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我想在这放一个画架 画架 对 画画用
“I want to put an easel here. An easel? Yes, for painting.”
你什么时候 上来 的
“When did you get up here?”
我刚上来
“Just now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Spoken Chinese frequently drops the initial 'shi' while retaining 'de' at the end of the clause to emphasize the time, manner, or location of an established past event.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when; what time
The standard open-ended question phrase for asking about the timing of an event.
to come up (stairs or to a higher elevation)
Directional verb complement indicating movement upward toward the speaker's location.
Part of the 'shi...de' construction focusing on the specific time of an already completed action.
