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

How does your luggage look?

你的行李是什么样子？

Nǐ de xíngli shì shénme yàngzi?

WORDS 样

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

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

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 SAFE - DANGEROUS

China is a big country.

中国是很大的国家。

<Zhōngguó shì hěn dà de guójiā.>

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

We have to look at this problem from a new angle.

我们必须从新的角度看这个问题。

Wǒmen bìxū cóng xīnde jiǎodù kàn zhège wèntí.

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.