māma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.

very

Breakdown of māma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.

• 的de: possessive particle
• 我wǒ: me
• 妈妈māma: mom

Questions & Answers about māma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.

What does 对 mean here, and why is it used?

In this sentence, 对 is a preposition meaning roughly toward / regarding / with respect to.

• 妈妈对我的健康很关心。
  Literally: Mom, toward my health, is very concerned.

The pattern is:

• 对 + noun / noun phrase + 很 + mental/attitude verb/adjective

Common similar patterns:

• 他对工作很认真。 – He is very serious about his work.
• 老师对我们很好。 – The teacher is very good to us.

So here 对我的健康 means “regarding my health / about my health.”

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Why is 的 used after 我 in 我的健康? Could we drop it?

的 is the possessive marker, like ’s in English.

• 我 – I / me
• 我的 – my / mine
• 我的健康 – my health

Here, 的 links the possessor (我) to the thing possessed (健康).

Can it be dropped?

• In this sentence:
  妈妈对我健康很关心。 ❌ sounds wrong / ungrammatical.
• In casual speech 的 can sometimes be dropped with close relationships (like 我妈, 我家), but not usually with a more abstract noun like 健康 in this position.

So in 我的健康, 的 is required.

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Why do we need 很 before 关心? Does it always mean “very”?