但他不是还有个妈吗
“but his mother is still alive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虽然他人不在了
“He may be gone,”
但他 不是还有 个妈 吗
“but his mother is still alive.”
你觉得呢
“What do you think?”
“Even if he is gone, his mother should be dealing with this.”
In Chinese social and family logic, parents often inherit the moral or practical obligations of their adult children when unexpected crises arise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't there still / don't they still have
Common rhetorical frame used to remind the listener of an overlooked option or person.
Forms a rhetorical question to prompt the interlocutor to consider an obvious alternative.