When 的 means 之, it is pronounced de5 (neutral tone, not fourth). I read somewhere that it came from the northern pronunciation of 之, which was something like di1. di2 is usually only used in 的確, where it means "true." There is also 目的, where it is di4 and means "target."
It's great that you explain those details, that textbooks are often missing!
I hope that one day, Chinese words flow to my mouth just like German ones. But I still have a long way to go. You help me very much each time you post a video!
I really wanna learn mandarin!! wo ai ni de...videos Haying!! ^_^ (I know, Im terrible at mandarin hahaha) hope some day to speak that languuage fluently. Thanks for the video Haiying!!
When 的 means 之, it is pronounced de5 (neutral tone, not fourth). I read somewhere that it came from the northern pronunciation of 之, which was something like di1. di2 is usually only used in 的確, where it means "true." There is also 目的, where it is di4 and means "target."
001Asoer 2 years ago
Thank you.
yanghaiying 2 years ago
sorry watched the movie two times i could not hear what this character means, sorry im going to keep watching love the language
colwyn25 2 years ago
It means of. let me put it in a simpler way.
yanghaiying 2 years ago
ahh ok thanks
colwyn25 2 years ago
谢谢 !
It's great that you explain those details, that textbooks are often missing!
I hope that one day, Chinese words flow to my mouth just like German ones. But I still have a long way to go. You help me very much each time you post a video!
Thank you!
janainchina 2 years ago
Love it! That was so informative! の is sound like the english 'no'. I learned much!
xkurohimex 2 years ago
Yes! I can't wait!
flashatizer 2 years ago
谢谢, 这是趣。 ：）
flashatizer 2 years ago
China is coming!
yanghaiying 2 years ago
I really wanna learn mandarin!! wo ai ni de...videos Haying!! ^_^ (I know, Im terrible at mandarin hahaha) hope some day to speak that languuage fluently. Thanks for the video Haiying!!
enerumu 2 years ago