de
的
Structure 1 : subject 的 noun
xiǎomíng de bǐjìběn
小明的笔记本 Xiaoming’s notebook
rìběn de chē hěnduō
日本的车很多 There are a lot of cars in Japan
de zhǐjiǎ yóu
Chelsea的指甲油 Chelsea’s nail polish
yīngguó de diànnǎo
英国的电脑 Computers in England
wǒ de yǎnjìng
我的眼镜 My glasses
Also to note that there is a difference between:
rìběn de chē rìběn chē
日本的车 日本车
Cars in Japan Japanese made cars e.g. Honda, Toyota
xiàmén de dàxué xiàmén dàxué
厦门的大学 厦门大学
Universities in Xiamen Xiamen University (University of Xiamen)
Not just things, but also apply to people,
wǒ de bàba
我的爸爸 My father
tā de shūshu
他的叔叔 My uncle
tā de jiějie
她的姐姐 My older sister
nǐ de péngyǒu
你的朋友 Your friend
xiǎomíng de āyí
小明的阿姨 Xiaoming’s aunt
Structure 2: adj. 的 noun
měilì de nǚhái
美丽的女孩 a beautiful girl
wúliáo de kè
无聊的课 a boring lesson
jiāo’ào de kǒngquè
骄傲的孔雀 a proud peacock
地 de
Structure: adj. 地 verb (to give advice, suggestion)
màn man de chī
慢慢地吃 eat slowly (ask someone to eat slowly)
dàshēng de shuō
大声地说 speak loudly (ask someone to say it loudly)
得 dé
Structure: verb 得 (很 hěn)adj
(describing an action)
chī dé hěn màn
吃得很慢 eat slowly (suggesting someone is eating too slowly)
shuō dé hěn dàshēng
说得很大声 speak loudly (suggesting someone is speaking too loudly)
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