<p>I don't think you have to dwell so much, as a Chinese, with no &quot;的&quot; to see the mood of the speaker, this is just a tone aid. The only difference is that grammatically, with &quot;的&quot; is an adjective, without &quot;的&quot; is a noun, nothing more.</p>

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Ceasar
<p>As a native speaker, I'd like to say it's a phenomenon but there's no grammatical reason for it. As @r13 said, with or without &quot;的&quot; both make sense. Whether add it or not is really random. Sometimes people are just too lazy to add one in oral.</p>

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So presumably, when writing, you definitely add it, but when speaking it is dropped in casual situations?
Nmdy
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@Nmdy In fact the usge of "挺" as an adjective is quite casual, and I think it only exists in spoken language. Even if it exists in written text, I can only imagine it will imitate a spoken/casual mood.
sicheng mao
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By the way, there is a similar casual word of saying "quite": "蛮(man2)...的".
sicheng mao
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sicheng mao
<p>挺... is the brief/short version of 挺....的, both mean &quot;quite&quot;.</p>
<p>挺好的 = 挺好</p>
<p>他們長的挺相似的 = 他們長的挺相似</p>
<p>她過得挺自在的 = 她過得挺自在</p>
<p>However, assertiveness sometimes leaves the listener with a negative impression about the speaker - &quot;impatient&quot;, &quot;not so friendly&quot;, or even &quot;rude&quot;.</p>

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r13
<p>I am understanding 挺。。。的 to mean &quot;quite&quot;</p>
<p>I don't get the sense that the 的 is nominalizing an elided phrase particularly, or is this wrong? If yes/no, how/why?</p>
<p>Additionally, why/when is it appropriate to sometimes not use the 的?</p>

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What is function of 的 in 挺.......的?
# What is function of 的 in 挺.......的?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-28)

I am understanding 挺。。。的 to mean "quite"

I don't get the sense that the 的 is nominalizing an elided phrase particularly, or is this wrong? If yes/no, how/why?

Additionally, why/when is it appropriate to sometimes not use the 的?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-01. Score: 1

I don't think you have to dwell so much, as a Chinese, with no "的" to see the mood of the speaker, this is just a tone aid. The only difference is that grammatically, with "的" is an adjective, without "的" is a noun, nothing more.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-07-29. Score: 1

As a native speaker, I'd like to say it's a phenomenon but there's no grammatical reason for it. As @username_3 said, with or without "的" both make sense. Whether add it or not is really random. Sometimes people are just too lazy to add one in oral.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So presumably, when writing, you definitely add it, but when speaking it is dropped in casual situations?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 In fact the usge of "挺" as an adjective is quite casual, and I think it only exists in spoken language. Even if it exists in written text, I can only imagine it will imitate a spoken/casual mood.  
> **username_2**: By the way, there is a similar casual word of saying "quite": "蛮(man2)...的".  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-07-28. Score: 1

挺... is the brief/short version of 挺....的, both mean "quite".

挺好的 = 挺好

他們長的挺相似的 = 他們長的挺相似

她過得挺自在的 = 她過得挺自在

However, assertiveness sometimes leaves the listener with a negative impression about the speaker - "impatient", "not so friendly", or even "rude".


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