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

Their dishes are both good and cheap.

他们的菜又好吃又便宜。

Tāmen de cài yòu hàochī yòu piányi.

EXPENSIVE - CHEAP

Is this yours?

这是你的吗？

Zhè shì nǐ de ma?

How does your luggage look?

你的行李是什么样子？

Nǐ de xíngli shì shénme yàngzi?

WORDS 样

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

Today at eight in the morning I start my 8 hours shift.

我今天早上八点上八个小时的班。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang bā diǎn shàng bā gè xiǎoshí de bān.

DAY PHASES DAYS O'CLOCK UP AND DOWN

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.>

There still are some places that are quite safe.

还有一些比较安全的地方。

Hái yǒu yīxiē bǐjiào ānquán de dìfāng.

SAFE - DANGEROUS 地 EARTH

I often drink extra fine African coffee.

我常常喝非常好的非洲的咖啡。

Wǒ chángcháng hē fēicháng hǎo de fēizhōu de kāfēi.

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.