<p>Now let's begin with the syntax analyzes:</p>

<p>波兰(Subject) 是(Prediate) 欧洲最漂亮的(Adjective) 国家 (Object).</p>

<p>The whole statement is structured by:</p>

<p>S+P+Object. But there comes a short pharse to modify the Object：欧洲最漂亮的.</p>

<p>最：means "most" in English, used as an adverb to modify the adjective 漂亮 (beautiful).</p>

<p>And let's come to "……的", it REALLY has many usages, according to your descriptions, "最...的" is a fixed phrase, yes, that's right.</p>

<p>Besides, a verb/adjective + 的 = someone who is doing the job/relying on sth.</p>

<p>E.g：</p>

<pre><code> 卖鱼(selling fishes) &lt;=&gt; 卖鱼的 (fish-selling men).

 卖花(selling flowers) &lt;=&gt; 卖花的 (flower-selling men).
</code></pre>

<p>And what's more——For MOST CASES, We add "的" at the back of an adjective to modify a noun:</p>

<p>漂亮 is an adjective, but we don't say：他是一个漂亮人 but 他是一个漂亮<strong>的</strong>人</p>

<p>Another example: 这是一个木头<strong>的</strong>船。</p>

<p><strong>Sometimes "的" means "A belonging to B,part of B"：</strong></p>

<p>我的苹果(My apple), this apple belongs to me.</p>

<p>牛的眼睛（An Ox's eye）, this eye belongs to the ox.</p>

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What a wonderful explanation! Thanks, I have learned a lot from it :-)
MrVocabulary
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<p>If a characteristic following a noun is a 2 (or more) character adjective or a multi-character phrase, it should have 的.</p>

<p>漂亮<strong>的</strong>国家<br>
很好<strong>的</strong>老师<br>
etc.</p>

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<p>I have come across the following sentence: 波兰是欧洲最漂亮的国家。I reckon it means "Poland is the most beautiful country in Europe".</p>

<p>Is this how sentences of such type are normally made? Is 的 here "of" or part of 最...的? Note that I am absolute beginner level student.</p>

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Wait, what? How is 的 part of 漂亮?
MrVocabulary
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It may be useful for you to know that "one of the most"-type expressions are often created by tacking on 之一 at the end.  As in 波兰是欧洲最漂亮的国家之一。“Poland is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe."
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Structure: X is the most Y of Z
# Structure: X is the most Y of Z

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-17)

I have come across the following sentence: 波兰是欧洲最漂亮的国家。I reckon it means "Poland is the most beautiful country in Europe".

Is this how sentences of such type are normally made? Is 的 here "of" or part of 最...的? Note that I am absolute beginner level student.

**Tags:** grammar, sentence-structure, comparison

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Wait, what? How is 的 part of 漂亮?  
> **username_1**: It may be useful for you to know that "one of the most"-type expressions are often created by tacking on 之一 at the end.  As in 波兰是欧洲最漂亮的国家之一。“Poland is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe."  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-11-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Now let's begin with the syntax analyzes:
波兰(Subject) 是(Prediate) 欧洲最漂亮的(Adjective) 国家 (Object).
The whole statement is structured by:
S+P+Object. But there comes a short pharse to modify the Object：欧洲最漂亮的.
最：means "most" in English, used as an adverb to modify the adjective 漂亮 (beautiful).
And let's come to "……的", it REALLY has many usages, according to your descriptions, "最...的" is a fixed phrase, yes, that's right.
Besides, a verb/adjective + 的 = someone who is doing the job/relying on sth.
E.g：
 卖鱼(selling fishes) <=> 卖鱼的 (fish-selling men).

 卖花(selling flowers) <=> 卖花的 (flower-selling men).

And what's more——For MOST CASES, We add "的" at the back of an adjective to modify a noun:
漂亮 is an adjective, but we don't say：他是一个漂亮人 but 他是一个漂亮的人
Another example: 这是一个木头的船。
Sometimes "的" means "A belonging to B,part of B"：
我的苹果(My apple), this apple belongs to me.
牛的眼睛（An Ox's eye）, this eye belongs to the ox.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: What a wonderful explanation! Thanks, I have learned a lot from it :-)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-11-24. Score: 1

If a characteristic following a noun is a 2 (or more) character adjective or a multi-character phrase, it should have 的.

漂亮**的**国家  
很好**的**老师  
etc.


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