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

Is this yours?

这是你的吗？

Zhè shì nǐ de ma?

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

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

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 often drink extra fine coffee.

我常常喝非常好的咖啡。

Wǒ chángcháng hē fēicháng hǎo de kāfēi.

China is a big country.

中国是很大的国家。

<Zhōngguó shì hěn dà de guójiā.>

BIG - SMALL

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.

I had a very interesting dream.

我做了很有意思的梦。

Wǒ zuòle hěn yǒuyìsi de mèng.

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.