Silicon Valley Mandarin Learner

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...