Difference between revisions of "Marking a topic with "de hua""
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| − | * 云南 <em>的话</em>，春天 去 最好。 | + | * 云南 <em>的话</em>，春天 去 最好。<span class="trans">With Yunnan, spring is the best time to go.</span> |
| − | * 晚上 <em>的话</em>，当然 方便 啦。 | + | * 晚上 <em>的话</em>，当然 方便 啦。<span class="trans">The evening? Of course that's convenient.</span> |
| − | * 我 肯定 能 去 。 他<em>的话</em>，我 就 不知道 了。 | + | * 我 肯定 能 去 。 他<em>的话</em>，我 就 不知道 了。<span class="trans">I can definitely go. As for him though, I don't know.</span> |
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Revision as of 07:09, 20 June 2013
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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...."
Structure
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。With Yunnan, spring is the best time to go.
- 晚上 的话，当然 方便 啦。The evening? Of course that's convenient.
- 我 肯定 能 去 。 他的话，我 就 不知道 了。I can definitely go. As for him though, I don't know.
See also
Sources & further reading
Websties
- Chinesegrammar.info: Chinese grammar de hua (的话): expressing “if” in Chinese with de hua
