tā jīnwǎn dàgài huì chàng.

she

Breakdown of tā jīnwǎn dàgài huì chàng.

• 会huì: will
• 今晚jīnwǎn: tonight
• 唱chàng: to sing

Questions & Answers about tā jīnwǎn dàgài huì chàng.

What is the basic word order in 她 今晚 大概 会 唱?

The sentence follows a very common Mandarin pattern:

Subject + time + adverb + modal verb + main verb

So here:

• 她 = subject
• 今晚 = time expression
• 大概 = adverb of probability
• 会 = modal verb
• 唱 = main verb

A very natural way to think of it is:

She + tonight + probably + will + sing

Mandarin often puts the time expression early, usually before the main verb.

Why does 今晚 come before 大概?

In Mandarin, time words usually appear near the beginning of the sentence, often right after the subject.

So this order is very natural:

• 她今晚大概会唱

rather than putting 今晚 later.

A useful rule of thumb is:

Subject + when + how/attitude + verb

So:

• 她 = who
• 今晚 = when
• 大概 = probably
• 会唱 = will sing

You may sometimes hear other orders in real speech, but this sentence uses a very standard and natural one.

What does 会 mean here? Is it will, can, or knows how to?