In addition to linking adjectives to nouns, 的 (de) can also
be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already useful
的 (de) even more useful.
Structure
As well as attaching adjectives to nouns, 的 (de) can be used to
attach whole phrases to nouns. In English this is often achieved
with "who" or "that." For example, "the man who went to Beijing" or
"the book that I bought yesterday."
Here a phrase means Verb + (Object).
Examples
- 妈妈 做 的 菜 māma zuò de
càithe food that mom cooks
- 去 北京 的 火车 qù Běijīng de
huǒchēthe train that goes to
Beijing
- 你 教 的 学生 nǐ jiāo de
xuéshengthe students that you
teach
- 老板 请 的 朋友 lǎobǎn qǐng de
péngyouthe friends that the boss
invited
- 我 画 的画wǒ
huà de huà the
pictures that I draw
- 他 写 的 书 tā xiě de shūthe books that he wrote
- 妈妈 给 我 买 的 衣服māma gěi wǒ mǎi de
yīfuthe clothes that mom bought for
me
- 客户 问 的 问题 kèhù wèn de wèntí
the questions that the client asked
- 穿 Prada 的 女人chuān Prada de
nǚrénwomen who wear Prada
- 不 喜欢 中国菜 的 老外 bù xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài de
lǎowài the foreigners that don't like
Chinese food
See also
Sources and Further
Reading
Books
Category:A2 grammar points