posted by Bhawash on June 25, 2014 | 2 comments
Hello!

Please help me understand when exactly we should use 的 after an adjective. Example:

1. 你很漂亮姑娘的

2. 你是很漂亮姑娘的

Which is right?

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Grace Qi on June 25, 2014 | reply
@Bhawash

In this context, you can say 你很漂亮 or 你是一个很漂亮的姑娘. 你是漂亮的 is also grammatically correct but sounds a bit weird in oral Chinese. 是 is often used with 的 at the end of the sentence, to indicate category, characteristic, etc.

i.e. 书是红色的； 我是快乐的.
Bhawash on June 28, 2014 | reply
Thank you Grace. I am much clear now.