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

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

My computer ran out of battery.

我的电脑没有电。

Wǒ de diànnǎo méiyǒu diàn.

电 ELECTRIC

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

Shanghai has an extra big airport.

上海有非常大的机场。

Shànghǎi yǒu fēicháng dà de jīchǎng.

UP AND DOWN WORDS 机 BIG - SMALL

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 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

China is a big country.

中国是很大的国家。

<Zhōngguó shì hěn dà de guójiā.>

BIG - SMALL

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.