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请问：怎么用地？ 地、的、得有什么不一样的？

#1

你们好，

我不太明白这些的字的意思有什么不一样：的，地，得。

我觉得我们可以用的在名字后为了表示-是谁的。

用得在名字后那个字就是副词后者形容词。

地呢？还没找到你们做过的课。有吗？

I’ll write in English to make sure I didn’t mess up my question.
I’m not really sure the difference between 的得and地。

I believe bai-shao 的 after nouns indicates possession and can also indicate position/ location (床的下面）.

We use 得after a noun or verb and that word becomes an adjective or adverb.

I don’t really know what to do with 地。

I haven’t seen a video lesson on this topic. Can you help?

Thanks!
Amanda

#2

Hello Amanda,

We happen to have a lesson that talks about this exact topic!

The Three De’s: 的/得/地
https://www.chinesepod.com/lesson/the-three-des-的得地

The three “de” have very different purposes:
• 的 (de) for modifying nouns and indicating possession
E.g. 你的裙子很漂亮 “Your skirt is pretty”
• 得 (de) for modifying verbs and representing the outcome of an action
E.g. 她跑得很快 “She runs fast”
• 地 (de) for transforming adjectives (into adverbs), like the “-ly” in English
E.g. 她很开心地唱歌 “She sings cheerfully”

I hope this helps, let me know if you have other questions after watching the video!

Rebecca

#3

Becca,
Typo in your last example? Should be “她很开心地唱歌。

#4

Hi Podster,

Yes that’s indeed a typo. Thank you for noticing! Sorry about that.