How to Say ‘It's newly bought’ in Traditional Chinese
是新買的
shì xīn mǎi de
[shir xīn mǎi de]
Phrase Breakdown
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
新
xīn
[xīn]
new; newly
New, or recently done when before a verb.
我的手機是新的。
My phone is new.
買
mǎi
[mǎi]
to buy
To pay money for something.
我想買便當。
I want to buy a lunchbox.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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