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的

de

possessive, adjectival suffix

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Other readings: dì

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Example sentences

  • 是我的。

    Shì wǒ de

    It's mine.

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  • 没用的!

    Méi yòng de

    That won't work!

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  • 不是我的。

    Bù shì wǒ de

    It's not mine.

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  • 这是我的。

    Zhè shì wǒ de

    This is mine.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 的

  • 的de 5of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs
  • 别的bié de 2–5else; other
  • 真的zhēn de 1–5really, truly, indeed
  • 有的yǒu de 3–5(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
  • 目的mù dì 4–4 purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
  • 的话de huà 5–4if (coming after a conditional clause)
  • 有的是yǒu de shì 3–5–4have plenty of; there's no lack of
  • 的确dí què 2–4 really; indeed
  • 似的shì de 4–5seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de]
  • 目的地mù dì dì 4–4–4destination (location)
  • 总的来说zǒng de lái shuō 3–5–2–1generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
  • 真是的zhēn shi de 1–5–5Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)