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所 + Verb + 的 (that which is V-ed)

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The (nominalizer)suǒ structure

  • (nominalizer)suǒ + Verb + (of / 's)de = "that which is (V-ed) / what (someone) V's".
  • I / me(nominalizer)suǒto know知道zhī dào(of / 's)de = "what I know"; everyone大家 jiā(nominalizer)suǒto be concerned about关心guān xīn(of / 's)de = "what everyone cares about".
  • (nominalizer)suǒ(of / 's)de turns a verb into a noun-like "the thing V-ed".

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