Difference between revisions of "De"

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The structural particle "de" has three written forms in modern Chinese, each with its own uses:
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The particle has two main uses:
 
* The [[Structural Particle De#的|structural particle 的]] (most often used for modifying nouns)
 
* The [[Structural Particle De#的|structural particle 的]] (most often used for modifying nouns)
* The [[Structural Particle De#得|structural particle ]] (most often used with complements)
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* The [[Modal Particle De|modal particle ]] (often occurring at the end of a sentence)
* The [[Structural Particle De#地|structural particle 地]] (most often used for adverbial phrases)
 
 
 
There is also a [[Modal Particle De|modal particle 的]].
 

Revision as of 03:47, 14 July 2011

The particle 的 has two main uses: