Difference between revisions of "Using "de" (modal particle)"
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* 她 肯定 会 来 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">She's definitely going to come.</span> | * 她 肯定 会 来 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">She's definitely going to come.</span> | ||
* 你 这样 说 是 不 对 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">This way of saying it is just incorrect.</span> | * 你 这样 说 是 不 对 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">This way of saying it is just incorrect.</span> | ||
| + | * 他的 房间 收拾 得 是 非常 干净<em>的</em>。<span class="trans">His room was cleaned up very well.</span> | ||
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Revision as of 09:42, 23 August 2013
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The particle 的 (de) is most often a structural particle, but it can also be a sentence-final particle which indicates that the speaker is certain about what he is saying. When it serves this purpose, it's expressing a type of "mood," and thus is called a "modal particle."
Basic Structure
The structure is:
Statement + 的
Frequently the statement will include 会 or 肯定会 to emphasize the speaker's certainty.
Examples
Some examples:
- 我 不 会 骗 你 的。I won't lie to you.
- 她 肯定 会 来 的。She's definitely going to come.
- 你 这样 说 是 不 对 的。This way of saying it is just incorrect.
- 他的 房间 收拾 得 是 非常 干净的。His room was cleaned up very well.
See also
- Shi... de construction
- Structural particle (part of speech)
- De (structural particle)
Sources and further reading
Books
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