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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." | 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." | ||
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| − | * 我 不 会 骗 你 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">I won't lie to you.</span> | + | *他们 关系 很 好 <em>的</em> ，从来 不 吵架 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen guānxi hěn hǎo <em>de</em>, cónglái bù chǎojià.</span><span class="trans">Their relationship is very good. They never quarreled.</span> |
| − | * 她 | + | *我 不 会 骗 你 <em>的</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ bù huì piàn nǐ <em>de</em>.</span><span class="trans">I won't lie to you.</span> |
| − | * | + | *她 一定 会 来 <em>的</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yīdìng huì lái <em>de</em>.</span><span class="trans">She's definitely going to come.</span> |
| − | * | + | *我 弟弟 很 能 吃 <em>的</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ dìdi hěn néng chī <em>de</em>!</span><span class="trans">My little brother can eat a lot!</span> |
| + | *我们 来 过 这里 <em>的</em> ，去年 你 过 生日 的 时候 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen lái guò zhèlǐ <em> de</em>, qùnián nǐ guò shēngrì de shíhou.</span><span class="trans">We've been here on your birthday last year.</span> | ||
| + | *我 跟 你 说 过 <em>的</em> ，你 不 记得 了？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gēn nǐ shuō guò <em>de</em>, nǐ bù jìde le?</span><span class="trans">I've told you this. Do you not remember?</span> | ||
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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."
Structure
The structure is:
Statement + 的
Frequently the statement will include 会 (huì) or 肯定会 (kěndìng huì) to emphasize the speaker's certainty.
Examples
Some examples:
- 他们 关系 很 好 的 ，从来 不 吵架 。Their relationship is very good. They never quarreled.
- 我 不 会 骗 你 的 。I won't lie to you.
- 她 一定 会 来 的 。She's definitely going to come.
- 我 弟弟 很 能 吃 的 ！My little brother can eat a lot!
- 我们 来 过 这里 的 ，去年 你 过 生日 的 时候 。 We've been here on your birthday last year.
- 我 跟 你 说 过 的 ，你 不 记得 了？I've told you this. Do you not remember?
See also
- Shi... de construction
- Structural particle (part of speech)
- De (structural particle)
Sources and further reading
Books
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