qíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.

you

Breakdown of qíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.

• 不bù: not
• 这zhè: this
• 个gè: noun classifier

Questions & Answers about qíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.

What nuance does 其实 add, and is it required?

其实 means “actually/in fact” and gently corrects or downplays a possible misconception. It’s not required; without it, the sentence is more direct. You can place it at the start (其实这个问题不难) or after the subject (这个问题其实不难). The second placement slightly emphasizes the topic (这个问题).

Why is it 这个问题 and not just 这问题? What about other measure words?

With demonstratives (这/那), Mandarin normally needs a measure word, here 个: 这个问题. 这问题 is heard in colloquial speech but is less standard. For test/exercise items, people often say 这道题 (measure word 道). 件问题 is not correct.

Why is it 不难 and not something like 不是难?

Adjectives in Chinese can be predicates by themselves, so you negate them directly with 不: 不难. Using 是 before adjectives is generally wrong here; 不是难 is ungrammatical. You could say 不是很难 to mean “not very difficult,” which sounds softer than plain 不难.

Why isn’t there a 很 before 难?