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

His Chinese is more fluent than mine.

他的中文比我的流利。

Tā de Zhōngwén bǐ wǒ de liúlì.

COMPARING

This is my business card.

这是我的名片。

Zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn.

PHRASES CONTACT

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

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 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 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.

The situation in his family is complicated.

他家里的情况很复杂。

Tā jiāli de qíngkuàng hěn fùzá.

SIMPLE - COMPLICATED 家 FAMILY 情 EMOTIONS

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.