愛人錯過 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 告五人

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative lyrics of Accusefive's "愛人錯過" (Somewhere in time). The song's deep, romantic narrative about missed connections spanning centuries offers a beautiful look into themes of fate and regret, a perfect piece to immerse yourself in the poetic depth of modern Mandarin music.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
肯定 /kěn dìng/ B2	adjective - certain; sure verb - to affirm; to confirm
年前 /nián qián/ B2	noun - years ago
說 /shuō/ A2	verb - to speak; to say
愛 /ài/ B1	noun - love verb - to love
忘 /wàng/ A2	verb - to forget
記起 /jì qǐ/ B2	verb - to recall; to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• 我肯定

  ➔ Affirmative adverb

  ➔ The word "肯定" acts as an affirmative adverb meaning "definitely" or "surely," emphasizing certainty at the start of the sentence.

• 我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with locative particle

  ➔ The phrase "在幾百年前" uses the preposition "在" with a time expression, indicating location in time "hundreds of years ago."

• 我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

  ➔ Emphasis particle '就'

  ➔ The particle "就" emphasizes that the action of "說過" happened unexpectedly early or promptly "back then."

• 我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

  ➔ Experiential aspect particle '過'

  ➔ The particle "過" indicates the verb "說" as completed experience in the past, meaning "have said" in a hypothetical or remembered context.

• 我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

  ➔ Direct object pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun "你" serves as the direct object of the verb "愛," forming "愛你" to mean "love you."

• 只是你忘了

  ➔ Adversative conjunction

  ➔ "只是" acts as a conjunction introducing a contrast or exception, similar to "however" or "but," setting up the following clause.

• 只是你忘了

  ➔ Perfective aspect with le

  ➔ The suffix "了" in "忘了" indicates completion of the action "忘," meaning "have forgotten" in the past.

• 我也沒記起

  ➔ Adverb of inclusion '也'

  ➔ The adverb "也" indicates inclusion or similarity, linking "我" to the previous context, meaning "also" I didn't remember.

• 我也沒記起

  ➔ Negative adverb '沒'

  ➔ "沒" serves as a negative adverb for past actions, negating "記起" to imply "didn't remember" in the past.

• 我也沒記起

  ➔ Intransitive verb construction

  ➔ The verb "記起" is intransitive, directly meaning "recall" or "remember," without needing an object here.