Confusing 的 with 得... HELP!
muzzwood
October 09, 2009 at 08:51 AM posted in General DiscussionHi!
I'm studying first year Mandarin at uni and I find I'm always confusing the grammar particle 'de' 得 with the subordinating particle 'de' 的 when I try to construct sentences.
Does anyone have any hard and fast rules I could follow to pick the right one? Or is it really a matter of remembering each situation?
谢谢你!
Murray.
winnie_wnn
October 09, 2009 at 09:49 AM
wow...you guys really study hard,I'm impressed.
的 generally added to the end of adjectives.
得 generally qualify the verb.
miantiao
October 09, 2009 at 09:10 AM
hi murray,
i'll have a crack. 的 means belongs to, indicating possession. 我的、你的、地球的。 it is also added to the end of adjectives- don't ask me why. 共产的、腐败的、恶劣的、不人道的。
得 on the other hand is added to verbs and followed by an adjective to qualify the verb. 说得好、表现得很精彩、打得不错、走得快。it is also used with another verb 吃得下、赶得上。
hope this helps.
calldanfeng
October 09, 2009 at 09:06 AM
得 [ de ]
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用在动词后,表示动作持续进行。
的 [ de ]
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muzzwood
October 09, 2009 at 10:40 AMI think I've got it! Thanks very much for all the help guys ;)