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== Structure ==
 
 
 
A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using 的 (de).
 
 
 
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Adjective + 的 + Noun
 
 
 
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This structures comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns.
 
 
 
== Examples ==
 
 
 
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* <em>红色 的</em> 气球。
 
* <em>漂亮 的</em> 衣服。
 
* <em>好 看 的</em> 书。
 
* <em>好喝 的</em> 啤酒。
 
 
 
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==See also==
 
*[[Modifying nouns with phrase + de]]
 
*[[Expressing possession]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 70-1) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy]
 
* [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 37) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy]
 
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 233) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
 
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|的|A2|Adj + 的 + N|漂亮 <em>的</em> 衣服。好 看 <em>的</em> 书。|grammar point|ASGVUFKX}}
 
{{Similar|Modifying nouns with phrase + de}} 
 
{{Similar|Expressing possession}}
 

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