Grammar: Name attribute

_THIS IS A TESTING BETA VERSION OF THE SITE_

The simplest form of the name attribute are possessive pronouns: 我的 /wǒde/ MINE, 你的 /nǐde/ YOUR, 他的 /tāde/ HIS

EXAMPLES: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

“your dishes are many". Which one is the best?

你们的菜很多。哪一个最好吃？

<Nǐmen de cài hěnduō, nǎ yīge zuì hǎo chī?>

WHICH?

Their dishes are both good and cheap.

他们的菜又好吃又便宜。

Tāmen de cài yòu hàochī yòu piányi.

Your voice isn't too clear.

你的声音还不太清楚。

Nǐ de shēngyīn hái bù tài qīngchu.

NAME ATTRIBUTES are also things like a BLACK horse, a BEAUTIFUL town, an EXPENSIVE car

Name attribute comes in front of the word that it describes and ends with 的 /de/: 很贵的茶 /hěn guì de chá/ AN EXPENSIVE TEA

Obvious and natural connections such as 中国茶 /Zhōngguó chá/ CHINESE TEA are connected without 的 /de/

EXAMPLES: BASIC ATTRIBUTES

I often drink extra fine coffee.

我常常喝非常好的咖啡。

Wǒ chángcháng hē fēicháng hǎo de kāfēi.

I've bought her a very expensive present.

我给她买了很贵的礼物。

<Wǒ gěi tā mǎile hěn guì de lǐwù.>

I've bought a lot of nice things.

我买了很多漂亮的东西。

<Wǒ mǎi le hěn duō piàoliang de dōngxi.>

We got used to a safe life environment.

我们习惯了安全的生活环境。

Wǒmen xíguànle ānquán de shēnghuó huánjìng.

WORDS 生

See the animation below. Even long attributes such as “people, WHO WANT TO GO TO CHINA” are in front of a described word and are connected with 的 /de/

First sentence is 他想去中国 /Tā xiǎng qù Zhōngguó/ HE WANTS TO GO TO CHINA.

Second sentence is 想去中国的人很多 /Xiǎng qù Zhōngguó de rén hěnduō/ PEOPLE, WHO WANT TO GO TO CHINA, ARE MANY = THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO TO CHINA.