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

My computer ran out of battery.

我的电脑没有电。

Wǒ de diànnǎo méiyǒu diàn.

电 ELECTRIC

His Chinese is more fluent than mine.

他的中文比我的流利。

Tā de Zhōngwén bǐ wǒ de liúlì.

COMPARING

At what time does your plane take off?

你们的飞机几点起飞？

Nǐmen de fēijī jǐ diǎn qǐfēi?

几 / HOW MANY? VEHICLES

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 wanna tell you an interesting story.

我想给你讲一个很有意思的故事。

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ jiǎng yīge hěn yǒuyìsi de gùshì.

WORDS 意

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.>

礼 RITUAL COMPARING 物 OBJECT

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.>

I wanna show you one interesting thing.

我想给你看一个很有意思的东西。

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ kàn yīge hěn yǒuyìsi de dōngxi.

WORDS 意

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.