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Chinese grammar de particles summary: 的, 地 and 得 The three de particles are 的 , 地 and 得 and each has very different uses. In fact, the only similarity is that each is pronounced  de .  Chinese grammar de particle #1: 的 The first  de  particle that most people learn is 的 . This  de  is called 白勺的 ( báisháo de ) in Chinese, as those are the components that make up the character. By number, it’s the most common character in Chinese texts. 的 is probably the easiest to understand of the three  de  particles. It is used to mark  possession , and works almost exactly like  ’s  (apostrophe + s) in English. 的 comes after the possessor and before the thing that’s possessed. Let’s have a look at some basic examples: 我的书 wǒ de shū my book 你的猫 nǐ de māo your cat 他的包 tā de bāo his bag We think it’s better to learn grammar by using full example sentences, so here are some simple sentences with 的: 这是你的书。 Zhè...

The three “de” particles of Chinese grammar. The use of the particle “de” is to modify another noun, verb, or adjective.  For example, if Chinese people want to say “quietly,” they would say “安静地 (Ān jìng de).”  Or, if they would want to say “Sara’s house,” they would say “莎拉de房子.” There are three de particles. They are all pronounced “de” with the neutral tone when used as a particle, which is why people can easily confuse them with one another. Similar to how “their, they’re, and there” are some of the most common typos in the English language, “的," "得," and "地” are also some of the most common grammar mistakes in Chinese. • 的 (de) for modifying nouns • 得 (de), for modifying verbs • 地 (de), for modifying adjectives (into adverbs) 1. 的, NOUN MODIFIER Used as a noun modifier, “ 的 (de)” is most commonly used to indicate possession , such as the “’s” in English. As previously mentioned, “ Sara’s  house” would be "莎拉 的 房子 (Shā lā de fáng zi...

Structural particle "de" Level   A2 Similar to Turning adjectives into adverbs (B1) Used for Keywords 的 ,  得 ,  地 The structural particle "de" has three written forms in modern Chinese, each with its own uses (in order of how common they are): adj/possessor + 的 (de) + noun , for modifying  nouns verb +  得 (de) + adj/adv/verb phrase, used with  complements adj +  地 (de) + verb , used with  adverbial phrases There is also a  modal particle 的  (de), not covered in this grammar point. Contents  [ hide ]  1   的 (de) Before Nouns 1.1   Structure 1.2   Examples 2   得 (de) After Verbs 2.1   Structure 2.2   Examples 2.3   Not an Adverb? 3   地 (de) Before Verbs 3.1   Structure 3.2   Examples 4   Using All Three "de"s 5   Sources and further reading 5.1   Books 5.2   Websites 的 (de)...