Difference between revisions of "Marking a topic with "de hua""
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| − | * | + | * 北京 <em>的话</em>，秋天 去 最好 。<span class="trans"As for Beijing, autumn is the best time to go.</span> |
| − | * 晚上 <em>的话</em>，当然 方便 | + | * 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。<span class="trans">I can definitely go. As for him though, I don't know.</span> | * 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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| − | {{Basic Grammar|的话|B2| | + | {{Basic Grammar|的话|B2|Topic + 的话 ，Comment|北京 <em>的话</em>，秋天 去 最好 。|grammar point|ASGB0MXK}} |
{{Similar|"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"}} | {{Similar|"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"}} | ||
{{Similar|"For…" with "eryan"}} | {{Similar|"For…" with "eryan"}} | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 16 January 2018
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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 ，Comment
Examples
- 北京 的话，秋天 去 最好 。<span class="trans"As for Beijing, autumn 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 and further reading
Websties
- Chinesegrammar.info: Chinese grammar de hua (的话): expressing “if” in Chinese with de hua
