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de

possessive particle

Usage note

”是一个很常用字,表示东西属于谁。比如“我书”意思是书是我

“de” shì yī gè hěn cháng yòng de zì, biǎo shì dōng xi shǔ yú shuí. bǐ rú “wǒ de shū” yì si shì shū shì wǒ de.

“的” is a very common word that shows something belongs to someone. For example, “我的书” means the book is mine.

Context note

这是妈妈手机。表示东西属于谁。

Zhè shì māma de shǒujī. de biǎoshì dōngxi shǔyú shuí.

This is mom's phone. 'De' shows who something belongs to.

5 examples

wǒ de shū
my book
妈妈
tā de māma
his mom
公园
gōngyuán de huā
flowers in the park
桌子上
zhuōzi shàng de shū
books on the table
妹妹裙子
mèimei de qúnzi
sister's skirt

5 mini stories

这是我书包。书包是蓝色。妈妈昨天买
Zhè shì wǒ de shūbāo. Shūbāo shì lán sè de. Māma zuótiān mǎi de.
This is my schoolbag. The schoolbag is blue. Mom bought it yesterday.
小猫尾巴长长。它喜欢追自己尾巴玩。真可爱。
Xiǎo māo de wěiba cháng cháng de. Tā xǐhuan zhuī zìjǐ de wěiba wán. Zhēn kě'ài.
The kitten's tail is long. It likes to chase its own tail for fun. So cute.
爸爸杯子是白色。杯子里有热热牛奶。我小心地端给他。
Bàba de bēizi shì bái sè de. Bēizi lǐ yǒu rè rè de niúnǎi. Wǒ xiǎoxīn de duān gěi tā.
Dad's cup is white. There is hot milk in the cup. I carefully carry it to him.
公园里花开了。红红花很漂亮。这是春天礼物。
Gōngyuán lǐ de huā kāi le. Hóng hóng de huā hěn piàoliang. Zhè shì chūntiān de lǐwù.
The flowers in the park bloomed. The red flowers are very pretty. This is spring's gift.
我吃了一个甜甜苹果。苹果是爷爷种。味道真好。
Wǒ chī le yī gè tián tián de píngguǒ. Píngguǒ shì yéye zhòng de. Wèidào zhēn hǎo.
I ate a sweet apple. The apple was grown by grandpa. It tastes really good.

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