Difference between revisions of "Marking a topic with "de hua""
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Revision as of 06:35, 18 October 2012
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的话 (de huà) is a particle that can be put at the end of a phrase to express a condition, a little bit like "if". It can be used independently, or with 如果, both meaning "if".
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Introducing a condition
Structure
(如果) + [situation] + 的话 + [outcome]
Examples
- 如果 你 去 的话，帮 我 跟 她 问 好。
- 下次 有 时间 的话，一定 要 找 我 玩儿。
- 如果 你 不 忙 的话，可以 帮 我 联系 客户 吗？
Introducing a topic
Structure
的话 can also be used to introduce a topic which the speaker wants to go on and comment on.
[topic] + 的话
Examples
- 云南 的话，春天 去 最好。
- 晚上的话，当然 方便 啦。
- 我 肯定 能 去，他的话，我 就 不知道 了。
- 你们 放心 去 吧，这里的话，就 交给 我 了。
