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Thread: What's the difference between "的", ”得" and "地"?
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[quote=LEMONCACTUS,293697]Hi Guestbaron, Here's a very SIMPLE rundown of the BASIC usages: 的 It is VERY commonly used in Chinese. 1) this is a particle used to denote ownership, for example in English "my" EG: 我的书 (my book), 你的朋友(your friend),这本书是谁的?(Whose book is this?) 2) it is used to modify a noun with an adjective EG: 新的书 (new book), 最好的朋友 (best friend) 得 can be a verb, pronounced dei, which means "to have to/must" EG: 我得去 (I must go) 得, with the same pronunciation as 的 is a particle that connects a verb with a "complement" (usually an adj), sorry I don't know the exact terms. EG: 我起得早 (I get up early: 起 the verb "to get up", 早 is the adj "early") EG: 我汉语说得好 (I speak Chinese well, 说 verb "to speak" 好 adj "good/well") 地 can be a noun, meaning "earth"/"place" and pronounced di EG: 地方(place), 地球 (Earth, planet) 地 as a particle is the same pronunciation as 的 and 得 (confusingly enough... it doesn't matter when you're speaking, but if you're writing you need to know the difference). It is used before a verb, to modify the verb with an adjective and makes the adj become an adv (in English) EG: 我高兴地说 (I said happily 高兴 adj "happy", 说 verb "to speak") EG: 我小声地问 (i asked quietly 笑声 adj "quiet" 问 verb "to ask") I hope this makes a bit of sense. There's a general rule that can be applied to 的,地,得 as particles, that helps when you first start learning: 的 + NOUN 地 + VERB 得 + ADJECTIVE It's about 90% accurate![/quote]
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