Lesson 3. Noun + Be. + adj.．

In last class, we gave a detailed introduction about verb be and how it is used in Chinese both in positive and negative way for noun + verb + noun structure. In addition to noun, Be（是）can also be followed by adj. to describe the noun as subject.  In this case, the adj. is often followed by a word 的 which, like /an/the in English, does not have any specific meaning but to complete a sentence. 1. 的  de  auxiliary word with various structure usages to complete a sentence or link two words So the complete structure of noun + Be. + adj. in Chinese should be: Noun + (不)是+ adj. +的． Here are some samples to learn both the structure and some important new words. 2. 花是红的．Hua1 shi4 hong2 de.   Flower is red 3. 草是绿的．Cao3 shi4 lu4 de.   Grass is green. 4. 头发是黑的．Tou2fa4 shi4 hei1 de.   Hair is black. 5. 雪不是黑的．Xue3 bu2shi4 hei1 de.   Snow is not black. 6. 雪是白的．Xue3 shi4 bai2 de.   Snow is white. When you want to use an adverb to describe the adj. to express the extent, please remember to omit both是 and的. 7. 真 zhen1   Very 8. 很 hen3   Very, the same as真　(can replace each other) 9.　草真绿! cao3 zhen1 lu4    The grass is so green! 10. 我的老师真好！wo3 de lao3shi1 zhen1 hao3   My teacher is very good! 11. 你的中文很流利ni3 de zhong1wen2 hen3 liu2li4   Your Chinese is very fluent!