The three "de": 的, 地, 得

Structure 的 + noun · 地 + verb · verb + 得

Three particles sound like "de" but do different jobs. 的 goes before a NOUN (我的书, 红色的衣服). 地 goes before a VERB, turning something into a manner (高兴地说 = "say happily"). 得 goes AFTER the verb and introduces how it turned out (说得很好 = "speaks very well"). Tip: 的+noun, 地+verb, verb+得.

Examples

这zhè是shì我wǒ的de书shū。
This is my book. (的)
他tā认rèn真zhēn地de学xué习xí。
He studies seriously. (地)
他tā说shuō得de很hěn清qīng楚chu。
He speaks very clearly. (得)

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