Chinese Grammar│的 de (1)




Introduce:Chinese Grammar│的 de (1)
「的 de」is used with extremely high frequency. 
The main purpose is to connect the relation/nature with the object

Usage 1:To connect adjective and noun
adjective + 的 de + noun
e.g. the new clothes
       新的   衣服
       new  clothes 
       xīn de shū

If there is context, you can omit the noun.
e.g. Do you like new or old clothes?
你  喜歡[欢]  新的  衣服  或  舊[]的 衣服?
you  like      new clothe or     old   clothe
nǐ xǐ huān xīn de yī fú huò jiù de yī fú

     The new one. 
      新的
      new  
      xīn de

Usage 2:To connect "most + adjective" and noun
most + adjective + 的 de + noun
e.g. the most beautiful clothes
       最      漂亮的        衣服
    most   beautiful   clothe
       zuì piào liang de yī fú

e.g. You are the most beautiful one.

       你       是    最        漂亮的
       You   are most   beautiful  
       nǐ shì zuì piào liang de
 The noun is omitted because the noun is mentioned as the subject.

Usage 3:To indicate the ownership
owner + 的 de +noun
e.g. mom's book
       媽媽的     書
      [妈妈        ]
       mom's  book  
       mā ma de shū

 If there is context, you can omit the noun.

e.g. Whose book?
       誰[谁]的    書
       Whose   book  
       shuí de shū

       Mom's

       媽媽的
       mom's 
       mā ma de

Usage 4For attributes of stuff, animal, or people
e.g. color of table
       子  的  顏[颜]色
       table        color 
       zhuō zi de yán sè

Usage 5:To modify attributes of stuff, animal, or people by adjective.
e.g. blue sky
       藍[
]色  的   天空
           blue          color 
       lán lán de tiān kōng

Usage 6:The thing products by the verb
e.g. The words which you wrote is beautiful
       你  寫[写]   的   字         很漂亮
     you  write        word    beautiful
       nǐ xiě de zì hěn piào liang

Usage 7:To call someone by describing feature
e.g. Have you seen the person who sells fish?
你      有    看到   那個  賣    魚  的  人  嗎?
                               [个 卖    鱼             吗] 
you  have  see   that  sell fish  person
nǐ yǒu kàn dào nàgè mài yú de rén m
a?

Usage 8:To put at end of sentence.
When「的 de」is used at end of sentence:
1. To indicate speaker's description about something which must take place /will take place in the future.

e.g. You will be hurt
       你      會      受傷[伤]  
       You  will       hurt
       nǐ huì shòu shāng de

e.g. I will not leave
       我      不會   離開[离开]  的
         I      won't     leave
       bú huì lí kāi de

e.g. I will not leave
       我   是     不會     離開  的
                   won't   leave
       
w
ǒ shì bú huì lí kāi
de

Add「是 shì」to emphasize on the description/truth.

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