Difference between revisions of "Marking a topic with "de hua""
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| − | + | You probably already know that 的话 (de huà) can be put at the end of a phrase [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"|to express the meaning of "if."]] It can be used independently, or with 如果, both meaning "if". But it can also be used to simply identify a topic, sort of like saying "when it comes to...." | |
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| + | 的话 can also be used to introduce a topic which the speaker intends to say more about. | ||
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| − | + | * 云南 <em>的话</em>，春天 去 最好。 | |
| − | + | * 晚上 <em>的话</em>，当然 方便 啦。 | |
| − | + | * 我 肯定 能 去 。 他<em>的话</em>，我 就 不知道 了。 | |
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You probably already know that 的话 (de huà) can be put at the end of a phrase to express the meaning of "if." It can be used independently, or with 如果, both meaning "if". But it can also be used to simply identify a topic, sort of like saying "when it comes to...."
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的话 can also be used to introduce a topic which the speaker intends to say more about.
[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。
