| 的 | 1326A50 91S.50-6 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄉㄧˋ [di4] (*ㄉㄧˊ [di2] , *[de0] ). | ||
| N. | ([di4]) Target: 目的 goal, target; 目的地 destination; 鵠的 shooting target. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. part. | ([de0]) (1) Possessive particle: 我的，你的，李氏的: my, your, Mr. Li's. (2) Common adj. particle: 美麗的花 pretty flower; 無用的東西 useless thing. (3) Common adv. particle: 快快的走 go quickly; 慢慢的練習 practise slowly (some writers affect European style by writing 底 for 2 and 地 for 3 in place of 的). | |||||
| Pron. part. | ([de0]) Corresponding somewhat in meaning to “the one who (which)”: 倒垃圾的 garbage collector (the one who…); 唱歌的，跳舞的 those who sing, those who dance: 吃的穿的都有了 have food and dress (that for eating, that for clothing); 我要去的，不去的 I am, am not going (among those who are, are not going). In this usage, 是（不是） is added as vb. predicate: 這是外來的 this is made abroad; 這問題不容易解決 (without 是) this problem is not easy to solve, but 這問題是不容易解決的 this problem is not one which is easy to solve. | |||||
| Vb. complement part. | (*[de1]) For introducing vb. complement, used sometimes in place of 得 (also pr. [de0]): 唱的好 or 唱得好 sing well; 亂的 (or 得) 一塌糊塗 confused (so that) all is in a mess; 看的（得）可憐 look pitiful. | |||||
| Adj. | (*[di2]) True, definite: 的確，的當，的細 [di2qUe4], [di2dang4], [di2xi4]↓; 端 的 60S.42. | |||||
| Words | 1. 的確 *[di2qUe4], adv., truly, really: 的確走了 really gone; 的確不錯，可靠 really very good, dependable, also 的的確確. 2. 的當 *[di2dang4], adj., appropriate, suitable. 3. 的細 *[di2xi4], adj., detailed, fine. | |||||