Using "de" (modal particle)

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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."

Structure

The structure is:

Statement + 的

Frequently the statement will include 会 (huì) or 一定会 (yīdìng huì) to emphasize the speaker's certainty.

Examples

  • 他 会 好 Tā huì hǎo de.He will get better.
  • 你 可以 Nǐ kěyǐ de.You can do this.
  • 她 一定 会 来 Tā yīdìng huì lái de.She's definitely going to come.
  • 我们 能 搞定 Wǒmen néng gǎodìng de.We can fix this.
  • 去年 我们 来 过 这里 Qùnián wǒmen lái guo zhèlǐ de.We've been here last year.
  • 我 跟 你 说 过 ,你 不 记得 了 ?Wǒ gēn nǐ shuō guo de, nǐ bù jìde le?I've told you this. Do you not remember?
  • 我 不 会 骗 你 Wǒ bù huì piàn nǐ de.I won't lie to you.
  • 你 的 建议 公司 会 再 考虑 一下 Nǐ de jiànyì gōngsī huì zài kǎolǜ yīxià de.The company will consider your advice a little bit more.
  • 我们 一定 会 成功 Wǒmen yīdìng huì chénggōng de.You will definitely succeed.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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