A1

的 for Possession

的字结构（领属）

About this concept

Particle 的 (de) marks possession and modification: 我的书 (my book), 中国的文化 (China's culture). Can be omitted with close relationships.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

这是我的。This is mine.
他的名字his name
我妈妈 / 我的妈妈my mom (的 optional)
学校的老师the school's teacher

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

Concepts that build on this

的/地/得 DistinctionA2Relative Clauses with 的B1

More A1 concepts

Pinyin Initials声母Pinyin Finals韵母The Four Tones四声Tone Sandhi变调Basic Character Structure汉字基础

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