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Lesson 14 Noun
+ Be. + adj.．
In last class, we
gave a detailed introduction about verb ‘Be’ and how it is used
in Chinese both in positive and negative way for “noun + verb +
noun” structure.
In addition to
noun, Be（是）can
also be followed by adj. to describe the noun as subject. In
this case, the adj. is often followed by a word “的”,
which, like “a/an/the” in English, does not have any specific
meaning but to complete a sentence.
1.
的
de
auxiliary word with
various structure usages to complete a sentence or link two
words
So the complete
structure of “Noun + Be. + adj.” in Chinese should be:
Noun + (不)是+
adj. +的．
Here are some
samples to learn both the structure and some important new
words.
2.
花是红的．Hua1
shi4 hong2 de.
Flower is red
3.
草是绿的．Cao3
shi4 lu4 de.
Grass is green.
4.
头发是黑的．Tou2fa4
shi4 hei1 de.
Hair is black.
5.
雪不是黑的．Xue3
bu2shi4 hei1 de.
Snow is not black.
6.
雪是白的．Xue3
shi4 bai2 de.
Snow is white.
When you want
to use an adverb to describe the adj. to express the extent,
please remember to omit both是
and的.
