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| − | The particle 的 (de) is most often a structural particle, but it can also be a sentence-final particle which indicates that the speaker is certain about what he is saying. When it serves this purpose, it's expressing a type of "mood," and thus is called a "modal particle." | + | The particle 的 (de) is most often a [[structural particle]], but it can also be a sentence-final particle which indicates that the speaker is certain about what he is saying. When it serves this purpose, it's expressing a type of "mood," and thus is called a "modal particle." |
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| − | *[[De (structural particle)]] | + | * [[Structural particle]] (part of speech) |
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== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 20 February 2012
The particle 的 (de) is most often a structural particle, but it can also be a sentence-final particle which indicates that the speaker is certain about what he is saying. When it serves this purpose, it's expressing a type of "mood," and thus is called a "modal particle."
Basic Structure
The structure is:
Statement + 的
Frequently the statement will include 会 or 肯定会 to emphasize the speaker's certainty.
Examples
Some examples:
- 我 不 会 骗 你 的。
- 她 肯定 会 来 的。
- 你 这样 说 是 不 对 的。
See also
- Shi... de construction
- Structural particle (part of speech)
- De (structural particle)
Sources and further reading
Books
- [reference needed]
