Chinese grammar - Using 的 (de) to form a relative clause |
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In Chinese, yet another function of the particle 的 (de) is to form a relative clause. A relative clause provides more information about a noun, functioning similarly to 'that', 'who' or 'which' in English. |
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他写的信。
tā xiě de xìn. The letter that he wrote.
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我买的车。
wǒ mǎi de chē. The car that I bought.
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她做的菜。
tā zuò de cài. The dish that she cooked.
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我们看的电影。
wǒmen kàn de diànyǐng. The movie that we watched. |
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你送的礼物。
nǐ sòng de lǐwù. The gift that you gave.
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他们喜欢的歌。
tāmen xǐhuān de gē. The song that they like. |
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我吃的苹果。
wǒ chī de píngguǒ. The apple that I ate. |
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她画的画。
tā huà de huà. The painting that she drew.
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你们读的书。
nǐmen dú de shū. The book that you all read. |
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我没有收到他写的信。
wǒ méiyǒu shōudào tā xiě de xìn. I did not receive the letter that he wrote.
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我买的车很贵。
wǒ mǎi de chē hěn guì. The car that I bought was expensive. |
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她做的菜太咸了。
tā zuò de cài tài xián le. The dish that she cooked was too salty.
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我没有明白我们看的电影。
wǒ méiyǒu míngbai wǒmen kàn de diànyǐng. I did not understand the movie that we watched.
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她爱你送的礼物。
tā ài nǐ sòng de lǐwù. She loved the gift that you gave. |
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他们喜欢的歌是什么？
tāmen xǐhuān de gē shì shénme? What was the song that they liked? |
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我吃的苹果里有虫。
wǒ chī de píngguǒ lǐ yǒu chóng. The apple that I ate has a worm in it.
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我听懂了他说的话。
wǒ tīngdǒng le tā shuō de huà. I understood what he said.
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Literally: He wrote letter
