nǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?

you

Breakdown of nǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?

• 吗ma: question particle
• 这zhè: this
• 个gè: noun classifier

Questions & Answers about nǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?

What does 觉得 really mean here? How is it different from 认为 or 以为?

• 觉得 (juéde) = “to feel; to think” based on personal impression. Very common in everyday speech.
• 认为 (rènwéi) = “to consider; to hold the view that,” more formal/analytical, common in writing or careful speech.
• 以为 (yǐwéi) = “to think (but turn out to be wrong).” Often implies a mistaken assumption.

Examples:

• 我觉得这个问题重要。(Wǒ juéde zhège wèntí zhòngyào.) I feel it’s important.
• 我认为这个问题很重要。(Wǒ rènwéi zhège wèntí hěn zhòngyào.) I consider it very important. (more formal)
• 我以为这个问题不重要，结果我错了。(Wǒ yǐwéi zhège wèntí bù zhòngyào, jiéguǒ wǒ cuò le.) I thought it wasn’t important, but I was wrong.

Why isn’t there 是 before 重要?

In Chinese, adjectives can be predicates by themselves. So you say 这个问题重要 (This issue is important), not with 是. After 觉得, you can directly use the adjective: 你觉得…重要吗？

• Avoid: 你觉得这个问题是重要吗？ (unnatural in most contexts)
• You can use 是 for emphasis/contrast or in patterns like 是不是 (see below), but it’s not needed before adjectives in basic statements.

Do I need 很 before 重要?

• In neutral statements, adjectives are often preceded by a “degree adverb” like 很 to avoid sounding contrastive/comparative: 这个问题很重要.
• In yes–no questions and especially after 觉得, it’s fine to omit it: 你觉得这个问题重要吗？
• If you add degree, you’re asking about how strong the importance is: 你觉得这个问题很/非常/特别重要吗？