The Particle 的(de)
To indicate a possessive relationship, the particle 的 appears between the possessor and the possessed. To that extent, it is equivalent to the "'s" structure in English.
Ex) 老师的名字 = teacher's name
的 is often omitted in colloquial speech after a personal pronoun and before a kinship term.
Ex) 李友爸爸 = Li You's father
A 的 structure occurs when an adjective is followed by the structural particle 的. Grammatically, a 的 structure is equivalent to a noun.
Ex) 一个男的 = a male (one)
五个容易的 = five easy ones
我的 = mine
大的 = the big one
When a disyllabic or polysyllabic adjective modifies a noun, the particle 的 is usually inserted between the adjective and the noun.
Ex) 漂亮的学校
However, with monosyllabic adjectives, 的 is often omitted.
Ex) 大教室
If the adjective is preceded by 很, however, 的 cannot be dropped.
Ex) 很大的教室
Ex) 老师的名字 = teacher's name
的 is often omitted in colloquial speech after a personal pronoun and before a kinship term.
Ex) 李友爸爸 = Li You's father
A 的 structure occurs when an adjective is followed by the structural particle 的. Grammatically, a 的 structure is equivalent to a noun.
Ex) 一个男的 = a male (one)
五个容易的 = five easy ones
我的 = mine
大的 = the big one
When a disyllabic or polysyllabic adjective modifies a noun, the particle 的 is usually inserted between the adjective and the noun.
Ex) 漂亮的学校
However, with monosyllabic adjectives, 的 is often omitted.
Ex) 大教室
If the adjective is preceded by 很, however, 的 cannot be dropped.
Ex) 很大的教室