<p>If you break down &quot;在这河里游泳危险&quot; you can see a verb is missing.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;Swimming in this river (is) dangerous&quot;</p>
<p>It should be either &quot;在这河里游泳(有)危险&quot; or &quot;在这河里游泳(很)危险&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The classifier 条 is optional. when we are not counting the number of river. 这 (this) already indicated it is only one particular river</p>
<ul>
<li><p>&quot;这河/ 这条河&quot;  = &quot;this river&quot; - <em>You can omit the classifier 条 because there is no counting word</em></p>
</li>
<li><p>&quot;这一条河&quot; = &quot;this one river&quot; - <em>You cannot omit the classifier 条 and write &quot;这一河&quot; because there is a counting word 一 here</em></p>
</li>
<li><p>&quot;这三条河&quot; = &quot;these three rivers&quot; - <em>You cannot omit the classifier 条 and write &quot;这三河&quot; because there is a counting word 三 here</em></p>
</li>
</ul>

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when are you counting? can you say 这河很长?  can you omit when is only a single element o has it something to do when you use the grammar 在。。。里/上/下etc.  If not can you say 这电脑坏了?  Can you use it everytime is only one?
ANTXON
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2019-10-02T10:42:54.863Z
When you use determiner "这" (this) before a noun, classifier can be omitted.   "这电脑坏了" doesn't need  a classifier  because "this computer" already indicated it is only one particular computer. You know you are counter when there is a counting word like 一,  二, 三
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
<p>yes，you r right。And actually if you are using Chinese to communicate, you can ignore 条。</p>

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Then when can a measureword be omited?
ANTXON
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<p>In the next sentence is the meassure word 条 after 这 missing? I have seen the  phares on a hsk game page in the  internet.  在这河里游泳危险</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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Is there a meassure word missing in 在这河里游泳危险
# Is there a meassure word missing in 在这河里游泳危险

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-02)

In the next sentence is the meassure word 条 after 这 missing? I have seen the phares on a hsk game page in the internet. 在这河里游泳危险

Thanks

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-02. Score: 2

If you break down "在这河里游泳危险" you can see a verb is missing.

> "Swimming in this river (is) dangerous"
>
> It should be either "在这河里游泳(有)危险" or "在这河里游泳(很)危险"

The classifier 条 is optional. when we are not counting the number of river. 这 (this) already indicated it is only one particular river

* "这河/ 这条河" = "this river" - *You can omit the classifier 条 because there is no counting word*
* "这一条河" = "this one river" - *You cannot omit the classifier 条 and write "这一河" because there is a counting word 一 here*
* "这三条河" = "these three rivers" - *You cannot omit the classifier 条 and write "这三河" because there is a counting word 三 here*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: when are you counting? can you say 这河很长?  can you omit when is only a single element o has it something to do when you use the grammar 在。。。里/上/下etc.  If not can you say 这电脑坏了?  Can you use it everytime is only one?  
> **username_1**: When you use determiner "这" (this) before a noun, classifier can be omitted.   "这电脑坏了" doesn't need  a classifier  because "this computer" already indicated it is only one particular computer. You know you are counter when there is a counting word like 一,  二, 三  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-10-02. Score: 0

yes，you r right。And actually if you are using Chinese to communicate, you can ignore 条。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Then when can a measureword be omited?  

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