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| − | In addition to linking adjectives to nouns, 的 (de) can also be used to link a phrase to a noun, making the already useful 的 (de) even more useful. | + | In addition to linking adjectives to nouns, 的 (de) can also be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already useful 的 (de) even more useful. |
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| − | * < | + | * <strong>去 北京</strong> <em>的</em> 火车<span class="trans">The train that goes to Beijing.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>今天 来</strong> <em>的</em> 人<span class="trans">The people that come today.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>我 做 </strong> <em>的</em> 饭<span class="trans">The food that I cooked.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>上 个 星期 去</strong> <em>的</em> 地方<span class="trans">The place we went to last week.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>不 开心 </strong> <em>的</em> 女孩<span class="trans">The unhappy girl.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>做 咖啡 </strong> <em>的</em> 男人<span class="trans">The man that makes coffee.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>那 个 学校 </strong> <em>的</em> 老师<span class="trans">The teacher of that school.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>在 上海 买</strong> <em>的</em> 衣服<span class="trans">The clothes that were bought in Shanghai.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>穿 Prada </strong> <em>的</em> 女人<span class="trans">Women who wear Prada.</span> |
| − | * < | + | * <strong>昨晚 喝 了 很 多 啤酒</strong> <em>的</em> 那 个 人<span class="trans">That person that drank a lot of beer last night.</span> |
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In addition to linking adjectives to nouns, 的 (de) can also be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already useful 的 (de) even more useful.
Structure
As well as attaching adjectives to nouns, 的 (de) can be used to attach whole phrases to nouns. In English this is often achieved with "who" or "that", e.g. in "The man who went to Beijing" or "The book that I bought yesterday".
[Phrase] + 的 + Noun
Here a phrase means Verb + (Object).
Examples
- 去 北京 的 火车The train that goes to Beijing.
- 今天 来 的 人The people that come today.
- 我 做 的 饭The food that I cooked.
- 上 个 星期 去 的 地方The place we went to last week.
- 不 开心 的 女孩The unhappy girl.
- 做 咖啡 的 男人The man that makes coffee.
- 那 个 学校 的 老师The teacher of that school.
- 在 上海 买 的 衣服The clothes that were bought in Shanghai.
- 穿 Prada 的 女人Women who wear Prada.
- 昨晚 喝 了 很 多 啤酒 的 那 个 人That person that drank a lot of beer last night.
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (p. 76) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 107-8) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (p. 39) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (p. 141)→buy
- Yufa! (pp. 37) →buy
