Difference between revisions of "Modifying nouns with adjective and "de""
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * [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 Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar →buy] (pp. 70 - 71) | ||
[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 04:22, 28 December 2011
A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using 的 (de). The structure is:
Adjective + 的 + Noun
This structures comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns. Some examples:
- 红色 的 气球。
- 漂亮 的 衣服。
- 好 看 的 书。
- 好喝 的 啤酒。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar →buy (pp. 70 - 71)
