<p><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E6%9C%89" rel="nofollow noreferrer">有</a> is a verb which means "to have":</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I <strong>have</strong> a glass of water<br>
  我<strong>有</strong>一杯水<br>
  <sub>Wǒ <strong>yǒu</strong> yī bēi shuǐ</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>的 is <em>not a verb</em>, and is referred to as a <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22#.E7.9A.84_.28de.29_Before_Nouns" rel="nofollow noreferrer">possessive particle</a>.  For example it changes <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E6%88%91" rel="nofollow noreferrer">我</a> ("me") into <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">我的</a> ("mine").</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>My</strong> name is Emily<br>
  <strong>我的</strong>名字是Emily<br>
  <sub><strong>Wǒ de</strong> míngzì shì Emily</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>的 is also used after adjectives:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>red</strong> apple<br>
  <strong>红色的</strong>苹果<br>
  <sub><strong>hóngsè de</strong> píngguǒ</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p>In songs, a lot of poetic license is used to maintain rhythm.  So they're often not a normal way of speaking.  In the following case there's probably a few ways of parsing the grammar.  I interpret it as a kind of <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Topic-comment_sentences" rel="nofollow noreferrer">topic-comment sentence</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You ask: "I love you" <strong>has</strong> how much depth?<br>
  你问我爱你<strong>有</strong>多深<br>
  <sub>Nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ <strong>yǒu</strong> duō shēn</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>It would be incorrect here to use 的 in place of 有, as it would change the preceding <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E4%BD%A0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">你</a> ("you") into <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">你的</a> ("your").</p>

<p>In the following, the possessive particle 的 turns 我 ("me") into 我的 ("mine"):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>My</strong> emotions [are] also real<br>
  <strong>我的</strong>情也真<br>
  <sub><strong>Wǒ de</strong> qíng yě zhēn</sub></p>
</blockquote>

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2020-04-26T01:53:27.777Z
2020-04-26T01:53:27.777Z
Becky 李蓓
<p>They both means have.</p>

<p>In the song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk3VQoAKMUI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk3VQoAKMUI</a></p>

<p>有 is used first in ni wen wo ai ni you duo sen.</p>

<p>Latter it's followed by wo de qing ye sen</p>

<p>Why use 有 and then use 的?</p>

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2020-04-25T16:56:42.553Z
的 doesn't mean 'have' . It is either a possessive marker, similar to ['s]  or an adjectival marker that denotes a phrase as an adjective phrase
Tang Ho
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2020-04-25T20:40:15.897Z
No offense but what medium(s) are you using to learn Chinese?
小奥利奥
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2020-04-26T03:45:56.807Z
This. What do you mean by medium
user4951
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What's the difference between 有 (you) and 的?
# What's the difference between 有 (you) and 的?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-25)

They both means have.

In the song <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk3VQoAKMUI>

有 is used first in ni wen wo ai ni you duo sen.

Latter it's followed by wo de qing ye sen

Why use 有 and then use 的?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 的 doesn't mean 'have' . It is either a possessive marker, similar to ['s]  or an adjectival marker that denotes a phrase as an adjective phrase  
> **username_2**: No offense but what medium(s) are you using to learn Chinese?  
> **username_0**: This. What do you mean by medium  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-04-26. Score: 1

[有](http://youdao.com/w/%E6%9C%89) is a verb which means "to have":

> I **have** a glass of water  
> 我**有**一杯水  
> Wǒ **yǒu** yī bēi shuǐ

的 is *not a verb*, and is referred to as a [possessive particle](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22#.E7.9A.84_.28de.29_Before_Nouns). For example it changes [我](http://youdao.com/w/%E6%88%91) ("me") into [我的](http://youdao.com/w/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84) ("mine").

> **My** name is Emily  
> **我的**名字是Emily  
> **Wǒ de** míngzì shì Emily

的 is also used after adjectives:

> **red** apple  
> **红色的**苹果  
> **hóngsè de** píngguǒ

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In songs, a lot of poetic license is used to maintain rhythm. So they're often not a normal way of speaking. In the following case there's probably a few ways of parsing the grammar. I interpret it as a kind of [topic-comment sentence](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Topic-comment_sentences):

> You ask: "I love you" **has** how much depth?  
> 你问我爱你**有**多深  
> Nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ **yǒu** duō shēn

It would be incorrect here to use 的 in place of 有, as it would change the preceding [你](http://youdao.com/w/%E4%BD%A0) ("you") into [你的](http://youdao.com/w/%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84) ("your").

In the following, the possessive particle 的 turns 我 ("me") into 我的 ("mine"):

> **My** emotions [are] also real  
> **我的**情也真  
> **Wǒ de** qíng yě zhēn


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