The difference of the three 'de' (的 得 地)

的 is used to make things possessive, we usually do this by adding 's on the end in english. For example: 王老师狗- Mr Wang's dog, 我朋友汽车-my friend's car. It is also used after an adjective that is describing a noun (adj+的+noun), for example: 红色飞机-red plane, 美丽人-beautiful person. 得 is put after a verb when you want to attach an adjective with it (verb+得+adj), for example: 他唱很好-He sang very well,她学很努力-She studied very diligently. The easiest way to think of 地 is putting ...-ly in english, you use this when you put an adjective first followed by a verb (adj+地+verb), for example: 我快跑步- I ran quickly.

JB
Answered by James B. Mandarin tutor

4039 Views

See similar Mandarin GCSE tutors

Related Mandarin GCSE answers

All answers ▸

How does 不仅。。。而且 work?


Describe your family (5 marks)


Chinese characters seem so overwhelming and unlike any other language, what is the best way for me to learn them?


紫薇不爱吃肉。她会想吃什么菜,鸡炒面还是炒蔬菜。


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning