soe2n15 MeaStying nouns with ajecve + "de - Chinese Grammar Wik Modifying nouns with adjective + "de" = Level A2d = Similar to = Turing adjectives into adverbs (B1) = Used for Expressing quality, Describing places, Describing things, Describing people = Keywords 3) One of the best ways to use the common character ff! (de) is to spice up your nouns with adjectives. By using J (de), we can connect descriptive adjectives to otherwise boring nouns. Contents = 1 Structure with the noun = 2 Examples = 3 Structure Without the noun = 4 Examples = 5 See also = 6 Sources and further reading = 6.1 Books hriprescurcesallsetlearring comvchineselgrammar Modifying nouns_with_adectve_%28 942200522soe2n15 MeaStying nouns with ajecve + "de - Chinese Grammar Wik Structure with the noun A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using [f (de). Adjective + (i + Noun This structure comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns. Note that if the adjective has two characters (e.g. $£5% (pidoliang) or 2% (gdoxing)), the [') (de) is generally required Examples = &T f& (“UR hdngsé de qiqittA red balloon. 5 (1) APL pidoliang de niihai érBeautiful girl. = 1G 1 RHR hdokdn de yifaBeautiful clothes = FI EK) WEFT hdohé de pijitiGreat-tasting beer. = TS (K) S3E ké'ai de baobaoA cute baby. = FR YU HiME AY RL . Wo xithuan xinxian de gudzhi. [ like fresh fruit juice = KAT — + 1 HF I) Ed. Wo you yi gé hén hdo de laoshi. I have a very good teacher. = €@ 47 R— PRIA MM FHL. Baba gi le wo yi gé hén itt de shouji. My dad gave me a very old phone. REA AAEM i. Woijia white puppy. 1u yI zhi Baise de xidiogdu. My family has a Structure Without the noun In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun altogether, and just use the adjective + f¥ (de). This is another example of the uses of "shi... de", where the 2 (shi) is present because it is connecting to a noun, and the fY (de) is taking the place of the noun. For this usage to work, there already has to be context, so that the listener can understand what the phrase is actually referring to, Without context, there would be no way to know what the fj (de) meant. Often, this construction can mean "one," as in "the blue one", or as something like "mine" or "Sarah's" if the noun that precedes it possesses the noun that is being dropped. Be careful though, if there is only going to be an adjective (without a ff (de) and an implied noun) you can't use 2 (shi). In that case, you would have to use {5 (hén). Examples = A: fe EB A AER? BIR BEDS 4S 40 IY. A: Niyao na gé qiqit? W6 yao na gé héngsé de. A: Which balloon do you want? B: I want that red one. = A: fh EEX OS AY ARF 7B: HSAT «A: Ni xihuan na zhong niihdizi? B: Pidoliang de, A: What kind of girls do you like? B: Pretty ones. = A: fs 4802 tt GET 2? B: IM. A: Nixiding chi shénme binggan? B: Tidn de. A’ What cookie do you want to eat? B: A sweet one. = AL OR BERK WS 4S RAR BE? B: EEL A.A: Ni xihuan hé na gé gudjia de pijit? hriprescurcesallsetlearring comvchineselgrammar Modifying nouns_with_adectve_%28 942200522 28.soe2n15 MeaStying nouns with ajecve + "de - Chinese Grammar Wik B: Dégué de. A: Which country's beer do you like to drink? B: Germany's. See also = Modifying nouns with phrase + de = Expressing possession Sources and further reading Books = Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 70-1) >buy IIset- (http://ww.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/r 20&linkCode=as2&cam tI?ie=UTF8&tag: 99373 &creativeASIN=1933330899) = Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (p. 37) —>buy 17145&creative=: (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/04 153726 15/ref=as_li_ss_tI?ie=UTF8&tag=allset- 20 8clinkCode=as2&camp=217 145 &ccreative=399369 &creativeA SIN=04 15372615) = Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 191, 233) >buy (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tI?ie=UTF8&tag=allset- 208linkCode=as2&camp=217145 &creative=399369&creativeA SIN=0887276385) = Yufal (pp. 37) —>buy (http://Avww.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss tI? ie=UTF8&tag=allset- 208linkCode=as2&camp=217145 &ccreative=399369 &creativeASIN=0887276709) Category: A2 grammar points Retrieved from "hitp://resources.allsetlearning. com/gramwiki/? title-Modifying_nouns_with_adjective_%2B_%22de%22&oldid=22913" ARF HEA RMI HB oR AVHECHE I BE Chinese Grammar Wiki ©2011-2015 AllSet Leaming fH PY#AIHJ. KFA HAMS SR, SURAT HITT AIL (Creative Commons license) « All content on the Chinese Grammar Wiki ©2011-2015 AllSet Learning, and may not be used for commercial purposes or ‘without attribution. For more information on how to legally use this content, please see our Creative Commons license unless otherwise noted, hnipsrescurcesallsetlearring comvchineselgrammar Modifying nouns_with_adectve_%28 2K229e%22