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Similar to
- \[...\_de%22\_construction\_for\_emphasizing\_details The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details\] (B1) - \[...\_de%22\_construction\_for\_indicating\_purpose The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose\] (B1) - \[...\_de%22\_patterns:\_an\_overview The "shi... de" patterns: an overview\] (B1)
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Used for
[Emphasizing](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing)
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[的](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%9A%84)
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The particle 的 (de) is most often a [structural particle](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")
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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 *的* 。Tā huì hǎo *de*.He will get better. - 你 可以 *的* 。Nǐ kěyǐ *de*.You can do this. - 她 一定 会 来 *的* 。Tā yīdìng huì lái *de*.She's definitely coming. - 我们 能 搞定 *的* 。Wǒmen néng gǎodìng *de*.We can fix this. - 他 不 会 道歉 *的* 。Tā bù huì dàoqiàn *de*.He's not going to apologize. - 这个 地方 我们 来 过 *的* 。Zhège dìfang wǒmen lái guo *de*.We've been here before. - 我 跟 你 说 过 *的* ，你 不 记得 了 ？Wǒ gēn nǐ shuō guo *de*, nǐ bù jìde le?I've told you this before. Do you not remember? - 我 不 会 骗 你 *的* 。Wǒ bù huì piàn nǐ *de*.I won't lie to you. - 你们 会 成功 *的* 。Nǐmen huì chénggōng *de*.You will succeed. - 你 的 建议 我们 会 考虑 *的* 。Nǐ de jiànyì wǒmen huì kǎolǜ *de*.We will consider your suggestion.
See also ------------------------------------------------------- - \[...\_de\_construction Shi... de construction\] - [Structural particle](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle) (part of speech) - [De (structural particle)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/De_(structural_particle)) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books
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