how to use 就?
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about 就：
— as a marker of uniqueness:
我就认识他。wǒ jiù rèn shi tā
I just know him.
—as a marker of identification. In this sense it is often used to signal a location at the end of a series of directions.
银行就在那儿。yín háng jiù zài nàr
The Bank is right there.
—as a marker of identification 就 may also signal that a person has been located.
A： 你找谁？ nǐ zhǎo shuí
B：我找马老师。 wǒ zhǎo mǎ lǎo shī
A:我就是。 wǒ jiù shì
你好！
Isn`t it used also in the “If…, then…” structure?
如果明天下雨，我就不去公园。
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you also hear “就是” that’s kinda like the english “du-uh,” “precisely,” “yeah-uh,” the kinds of confirmative responses to obvious statements, like if some kids thought up of a prank to spray graffiti on a school principle’s door, one kid might say, “but if we get caught, we’ll be put in detention,” and another kid will be like, “du-uh,” 就是, so obvious…
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