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动词短语作定语

HSK 2Lesson 11
A Verb Phrase + 的 Describing a Noun
结构Pattern
动词短语 Verb phrase的名词 Noun
唱歌的那个人
我昨天买的衣服
你喜欢吃的菜
解释Explanation

动词或动词短语后面加"的",可以放在名词前面,说明是哪个人或者哪个东西。这和英语的定语从句(the person who…, the clothes that…)意思一样,可是中文的顺序是:说明在前,名词在后。

To say which person or thing you mean, put a verb phrase + 的 in front of the noun. It does the job of an English relative clause ("the person who...", "the clothes that..."), but the order is reversed: the description comes first and the noun comes last. 唱歌的那个人 = "the person who is singing"; 我昨天买的衣服 = "the clothes I bought yesterday". If the noun is clear from context, it can be left out: 坐在右边的是马克 "The one sitting on the right is Mark."

例句Examples
  • 唱歌的那个人是我的同学。
    Chàng gē de nàge rén shì wǒ de tóngxué.
    The person singing is my classmate.
  • 我昨天买的衣服很便宜。
    Wǒ zuótiān mǎi de yīfu hěn piányi.
    The clothes I bought yesterday were very cheap.
  • 刘老师说的话我都听懂了。
    Liú lǎoshī shuō de huà wǒ dōu tīngdǒng le.
    I understood everything Professor Liu said.
  • 坐在右边的是马克。
    Zuò zài yòubian de shì Mǎkè.
    The one sitting on the right is Mark.
练习Practice

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