所 + Verb + 的 (that which is V-ed) · 所 + Verbe + 的 (ce qui est V-ed)
Turn an action's object into a noun phrase
- A notice says all the material you need is available here.
- 你所需要的资料都在这里。 — 所需要的 modifies 资料: the material that you need.
Turn an action's object into a noun phrase
- A notice says all the material you need is available here.
- you你(nominalizer)所to need需要(of / 's)的material资料all / both都at / in在here这里。 — (nominalizer)所to need需要(of / 's)的 modifies material资料: the material that you need.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 所 + Verb + 的 (that which is V-ed): 他所说的都是实话。; 我们所看到的只是一部分。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- (nominalizer)所 + Verb + (of / 's)的 (that which is V-ed): he / him他所说(of / 's)的all / both都to be / is是truth实话。; we / us我们(nominalizer)所to see看到(of / 's)的merely只是portion一部分。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A notice says all the material you need is available here. What does 你所需要的资料都在这里。 communicate?
所需要的 modifies 资料: the material that you need. The subject remains 你, so the construction is not automatically passive. 我所知道的 can stand alone as what I know; adding a head noun specifies the thing.
Follow the speaker
this这is是I我(that which)所know知道的all一切。
- In the opening situation: 你所需要的资料都在这里。
- 所需要的 modifies 资料: the material that you need.
Follow the speaker
this这is是I我(that which)所know知道的all一切。
- In the opening situation: you你(nominalizer)所to need需要(of / 's)的material资料all / both都at / in在here这里。
- (nominalizer)所to need需要(of / 's)的 modifies material资料: the material that you need.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: Everything that I know: 我 ____ 知道的一切。
所 + Verb + 的 = that which is V-ed: 我所知道的.
所…的 turns a verb into a noun-like phrase.
Yes — 我所知道的, 闻所未闻.
Check the limit of the explanation
- The subject remains 你, so the construction is not automatically passive.
- 我所知道的 can stand alone as what I know; adding a head noun specifies the thing.
Check the limit of the explanation
- The subject remains you你, so the construction is not automatically passive.
- I / me我(nominalizer)所to know知道(of / 's)的 can stand alone as what I know; adding a head noun specifies the thing.
Every 所…的 construction must have a passive meaning.
The subject remains 你, so the construction is not automatically passive. 我所知道的 can stand alone as what I know; adding a head noun specifies the thing. 所需要的 modifies 资料: the material that you need.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 你需要所的资料 needs repair here. Write 你所需要的资料 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form you你to need需要(nominalizer)所(of / 's)的material资料 needs repair here. Write you你(nominalizer)所to need需要(of / 's)的material资料 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 你需要所的资料
The demonstrated form is 你所需要的资料. 所需要的 modifies 资料: the material that you need.
Keep the distinction
- 所需要的 modifies 资料: the material that you need. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- The subject remains 你, so the construction is not automatically passive. 我所知道的 can stand alone as what I know; adding a head noun specifies the thing.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Keep the distinction
- (nominalizer)所to need需要(of / 's)的 modifies material资料: the material that you need. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- The subject remains you你, so the construction is not automatically passive. I / me我(nominalizer)所to know知道(of / 's)的 can stand alone as what I know; adding a head noun specifies the thing.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
大家所关心的 means…
大家所关心的 means what everyone cares about. 大家 remains the subject; the construction is not necessarily passive.