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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E29 (04:16) HSK 6
bǎ tā gěi shā le shì ma

把他给杀了是吗

“you killed him, right?”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 04:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yí nù zhī xià

一怒之下

“In the heat of the moment,”

bǎ tā gěi shā le shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

把 他 给 杀了 是吗

“you killed him, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Interrogation Rhetoric

Interrogators in legal contexts often use short, direct confirmation tags like 'shi ma' to lock down confession points sequentially.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #confirmation #verification #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
把他给杀了 SPOKEN CHUNK

killed him

Combines the disposal structure 'ba' with emphatic marker 'gei' to stress the drastic action taken upon the object.

是吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that so / right?

Used at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation or clarify a statement.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the sentence as a yes-no question seeking factual verification.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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