How to Say ‘Particle used to soften a statement’ in Simplified Chinese
的
de
[duh]
💬 Usage Tip: After an adjective, [的] can turn it into [the ... one]: [热的] = [the hot one], [大的] = [the big one]. That's useful when the noun is obvious and you leave it out.
Phrase Breakdown
的
de
[duh]
of; possessive/descriptive particle
A very common grammar particle that links description to a noun, as in 什么大小的咖啡.
你想要什么大小的咖啡？
What size coffee would you like?
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