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The structural particle 的 (de)

Posted on 2022-08-08 By admin

The structural particle 的 (de)

When a noun is used to modify another noun, it usually doesn’t take 的 after it.

Example:

中国 人 : Chinese (people of China), instead of 中国的人.

北京 人 : Pekingese, Beijingese (people of Beijing city) , instead of 北京的人.

 

 verb 的 noum

When used attributively, a verb or a verbal construction must take after it the structural particle 的.

Example:

休息 的 时候 resting time (to rest + time)

吃饭 的 时候 eating time (to eat + time)

 

Phrase structure : 是…的

是…的 is used in a sentence to emphasize the time, place or manner of an action which took place in the past. 是 is placed before the word group that is emphasized (是 may sometimes be omitted) and 的 comes after the verb or at the end of the sentence.

Example:

你 是 哪年 出生 的? Which year are you born?

我 是 1988 年 出生 的。 I’m born in 1988?

你是哪里的?Where are you from ?

我是广州的。I am from Guangzhou.

你 是 什么时候 到 纽约 的? When did you arrive in New york?

我 是 昨天 到 纽约 的。 I arrived in Beijing yesterday?

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