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:
Frequently the statement will include 会 (huì) or 一定会 (yīdìng
huì) to emphasize the speaker's certainty.
Examples
- 他们 关系 很 好 的 ，从来 不 吵架 。Tāmen
guānxi hěn hǎo de, cónglái bù chǎojià.Their relationship is very good. They never
quarreled.
- 我相信 会 越来越 好 的 。Wǒ xiāngxìn huì
yuèláiyuè hǎo de.I believe it
will become better and better.
- 去年 我们 来 过 这里 的 。 Qùnián wǒmen lái
guo zhèlǐ de.We've been here
last year.
- 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. Do you not remember?
- 我 不 会 骗 你 的 。Wǒ bù huì piàn nǐ
de.I won't lie to
you.
- 她 一定 会 来 的 。Tā yīdìng huì lái
de.She's definitely going to
come.
- 我 弟弟 很 能 吃 的 ！Wǒ dìdi hěn néng
chī de!My little brother can
eat a lot!
- 你 的 建议 公司 会 再 考虑 一下 的 。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 的 。Wǒmen yīdìng huì
chénggōng de.You will
definitely succeed.
- 我 只 想 问问 价钱 ，不 会 买 的 。I was just
asking about the price. I won't buy it.
See also
Sources and further
reading
Books
Category:B1 grammar points Category:Particles