我不知道這本書的作者是誰，但他肯定是個天才。

No matter who it was that wrote this book, he's very clever.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我不知道 wǒbùzhīdào I don't know.
=2 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=2 這 zhèi (coll.) this
3 本書 běnshū
  1. book of genealogy
  2. original book; original work
  3. this book
=4 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 作者 zuòzhě author; writer
=6 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=6 是 shì variant of 是 shì
7 誰 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
8 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
9 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
10 肯定 kěndìng
  1. to be certain; to be positive
  2. assuredly; definitely
  3. to give recognition; to affirm
  4. affirmative (answer)
=11 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=11 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=12 個 gě used in 自个儿 zìgěr
=12 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
13 天才 tiāncái
  1. talent
  2. gift
  3. genius
  4. talented
  5. gifted