Modifying nouns using ... phrase + "de"

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."
Phrase + 的 + Noun
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 huàthe 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 wèntíthe 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 lǎowàithe foreigners that don't like Chinese food

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