Chinese-all-day-breakfast/MD/g1-32.md

Verb or verb-phrase as a modifier for a noun

Two points need to be observed when using a verb or verb-phrase as a modified to form a relative clause:

1. Unlike in English, all modifiers go /before/ the element they modify in Chinese:

   他喝的水不很乾淨
   這是我朋友送我的禮物
   

2. The word 的 has to be inserted between the modifier and the element it modifies:

   我下午看的電影很有意思。
       The film I saw this afternoon was very interesting.
   給你開門的那個人是我妹妹。
       The person who opened the door for you was my younger sister.
   跟他跳舞的姑娘是我的同學。
       The girl who danced with him was my classmate.