How to Say ‘Blue is this year's’ in Traditional Chinese
藍色是今年的
lán sè shì jīn nián de
[lánsè shir jīnnián de]
💬 Usage Tip: A 的 at the end lets you drop the noun when it's already understood. 今年的 means "this year's (line)".
Phrase Breakdown
藍色
lán sè
[lánsè]
blue
The color blue, like the sky or the sea.
天空是藍色的。
The sky is blue.
是今年的
shì jīn nián de
is this year's
今年 means 'this year.' 的 at the end means 'the one of,' so the phrase means 'this year's (data).'
這本月曆是今年的。
This calendar is this year's.
Words in this phrase
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.
今年
jīn nián
[jīnnián]
this year
The current year.
今年過年我回家。
This New Year I'm going home.
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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