The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose

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There are many ways to explain why you are doing something or what's the use of thing. This article will explain another way to do that, and it just happens to involve "是...的". This isn't to say that you can't make these sentences without using "是" and "的" but this can help emphasize why you are doing something or what's the use of thing, giving your sentence a little more kick.

Structure

Subject + 是 + Reason/Purpose + 的

如果主语是人,经常在“是”的后面加“来”或者“去”,意思是“来这里”或者“去那里”;如果主语是物,经常在“是”后面加“用来”。结构如下:

Person + 是 + 来 + Reason/Purpose + 的

Thing + 是 + 用来 + Reason/Purpose + 的


Examples

  • 老王 来 (这里) 帮 我们
  • 来 上海 旅游
  • 你 要 记住,你 去 (学校) 学习 ,不 是 去 玩
  • 这 个 男 孩子 来 这里 实习
  • 用来 花
  • 这 间 房子 用来 放 杂物
  • 这 种 面包 用来 做 三明治

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