<ul>
<li><p>你要衣服 (noun + verb + object) = you need/ want clothes</p>
</li>
<li><p>你要旗袍 (noun + verb + object) = you need/ want cheongsam</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The verb applies an action to the object</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I have heard that the 的 particle can also be used for &quot;adjective clauses&quot;, is this the case here?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Yes, 的 turns the noun + verb phrase 你要 into an adjective phrase that describes the noun e.g. 衣服，旗袍</p>
<ul>
<li><p><strong>你要的</strong>衣服 (adjective phrase + object) = the clothes <strong>that you need / want</strong></p>
</li>
<li><p><strong>你要的</strong>旗袍 (adjective phrase + object) = the cheongsam <strong>that you need/ want</strong></p>
</li>
<li><p>你要的衣服还没买 = the clothes that you need/ want hasn't been bought yet</p>
</li>
<li><p>你要的旗袍呢? = how about / where is the cheongsam that you need/ want?</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Thank you, this helped a lot!
Philippe1123
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Tang Ho
<p>Tang Ho's comment hits the main problem of the second sentence. Here is the translation after correction:</p>
<p>You haven't purchased (chosen) the cloth you wanted yet. Where is the 旗袍 (traditional dress) you wanted?</p>

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r13
<p>I am trying to translate the text of the new practical Chinese reader 2 chap 17, and I got stuck on the following two phrases
&quot;你要的衣服还没买。&quot; and &quot;你要的旗袍呢？&quot;
The context are two people buying clothes in a shop.
I have heard that the 的 particle can also be used for &quot;adjective clauses&quot;, is this the case here?</p>
<p>I appreciate all the help.</p>

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"你要旗袍呢？" sounds odd. Are you sure it is not "你要(的)旗袍呢？", "你要旗袍呢(!)" , or "你要旗袍(嗎)?"
Tang Ho
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Yes, my apologies there is indeed a 的 that is missing. I updated the question.
Philippe1123
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Translations of 你要的衣服还没买， 你要的旗袍呢 - New Practical Chinese Reader 2 Chap.17
# Translations of 你要的衣服还没买， 你要的旗袍呢 - New Practical Chinese Reader 2 Chap.17

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-07)

I am trying to translate the text of the new practical Chinese reader 2 chap 17, and I got stuck on the following two phrases
"你要的衣服还没买。" and "你要的旗袍呢？"
The context are two people buying clothes in a shop.
I have heard that the 的 particle can also be used for "adjective clauses", is this the case here?

I appreciate all the help.

**Tags:** translation, grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "你要旗袍呢？" sounds odd. Are you sure it is not "你要(的)旗袍呢？", "你要旗袍呢(!)" , or "你要旗袍(嗎)?"  
> **username_0**: Yes, my apologies there is indeed a 的 that is missing. I updated the question.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-09-07. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

* 你要衣服 (noun + verb + object) = you need/ want clothes
* 你要旗袍 (noun + verb + object) = you need/ want cheongsam

The verb applies an action to the object

> I have heard that the 的 particle can also be used for "adjective clauses", is this the case here?

Yes, 的 turns the noun + verb phrase 你要 into an adjective phrase that describes the noun e.g. 衣服，旗袍

* **你要的**衣服 (adjective phrase + object) = the clothes **that you need / want**
* **你要的**旗袍 (adjective phrase + object) = the cheongsam **that you need/ want**
* 你要的衣服还没买 = the clothes that you need/ want hasn't been bought yet
* 你要的旗袍呢? = how about / where is the cheongsam that you need/ want?

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you, this helped a lot!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-09-07. Score: 1

username_1's comment hits the main problem of the second sentence. Here is the translation after correction:

You haven't purchased (chosen) the cloth you wanted yet. Where is the 旗袍 (traditional dress) you wanted?


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