Adjective + 的 + Noun (describing a noun) · 形容词 + 的 + 名词
Ask for the cold drink
- Two drinks are available, one cold and one hot.
- 我要冷的。 — 冷的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
Ask for the cold drink
- Two drinks are available, one cold and one hot.
- 我要cold冷(of / 's)的。 — cold冷(of / 's)的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
Two drinks are available, one cold and one hot. What does 我要冷的。 communicate?
冷的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks. The understood noun can be omitted after 的. Descriptive modifiers often use 的, but established compounds such as 重要问题 or 新鲜水果 show that syllable count alone does not impose an absolute rule.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Adjective + 的 + Noun (describing a noun). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
beautiful漂亮的girl女孩儿
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Adjective + (of / 's)的 + Noun (describing a noun). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
beautiful漂亮的girl女孩儿
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: “a beautiful girl”: 漂亮 ____ 女孩儿
Adjective + 的 + Noun links the two: 漂亮的女孩儿. · 形容词 + 的 + 名词:漂亮的女孩儿。
Read examples in context
you你want要cold冷的or还是hot热的？
- In the opening example, 我要冷的。: 冷的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
you你want要cold冷的or还是hot热的？
- In the opening example, 我要cold冷(of / 's)的。: cold冷(of / 's)的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which is the ordinary subject–verb–object form for I want the sweet one?
我要甜的 is the ordinary order. 甜的我要 can be a grammatical topic-first contrast in a different context.
Arrange: “a beautiful girl.” · 把短语排好:“漂亮的女孩儿。”
Adjective + 的 + Noun: 漂亮 + 的 + 女孩儿. · 形容词 + 的 + 名词:漂亮 + 的 + 女孩儿。
Know the boundary
- The understood noun can be omitted after 的.
- Descriptive modifiers often use 的, but established compounds such as 重要问题 or 新鲜水果 show that syllable count alone does not impose an absolute rule.
Know the boundary
- The understood noun can be omitted after (of / 's)的.
- Descriptive modifiers often use (of / 's)的, but established compounds such as important重要question问题 or fresh (experience, food etc)新鲜fruit水果 show that syllable count alone does not impose an absolute rule.
Every two-syllable adjective must always take 的 before a noun.
漂亮的女孩 is a natural example with 的, but established combinations such as 重要问题 show that syllable count alone is not a universal rule.
In the opening situation: 冷的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
The understood noun can be omitted after 的. Descriptive modifiers often use 的, but established compounds such as 重要问题 or 新鲜水果 show that syllable count alone does not impose an absolute rule. 冷的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
Use the distinction
- 冷的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
- The understood noun can be omitted after 的. Descriptive modifiers often use 的, but established compounds such as 重要问题 or 新鲜水果 show that syllable count alone does not impose an absolute rule.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adj. + 的 + Noun.
Use the distinction
- cold冷(of / 's)的 selects the cold one from the understood drinks.
- The understood noun can be omitted after (of / 's)的. Descriptive modifiers often use (of / 's)的, but established compounds such as important重要question问题 or fresh (experience, food etc)新鲜fruit水果 show that syllable count alone does not impose an absolute rule.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adj. + (of / 's)的 + Noun.