<p>let me answer the question you asked:<br>
Firstly, I assume you are an English speaker.<br>
的,地 and 得 are three very basic linking words in Chinese.</p>

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<p><strong>'的'</strong> is used follows attributes which are the adjectives you called.<br>
For instance:<br>
In English: <code>She  is   a   lovely  girl.</code><br>
In Chinese:  <code>她  是  一位  漂亮的  女孩。</code><br>
So, you can notice that 'lovely' substituted by '漂亮的' in Chinese.</p>

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<p><strong>'地'</strong> is used follows attributes as adverbs.<br>
For instance:<br>
In English: <code>He drives carefully.</code><br>
In Chinese:<code>他 小心地 开车。</code>
The 'carefully' is replaced by '小心地'</p>

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<p><strong>'得'</strong> often express the meaning of degree and possibility.  It is very complex to use and even the native speaker can make a fault. </p>

<p>Considering you are a learner, I recommend you to memorize this structure:<br>
verb + 得 + a sentence<br>
in the structure above, 得 is very similar to 'so that'<br>
For instance:<br>
English:<code>I'm    so tired that     I can't walk anymore.</code><br>
Chinese: <code>我    累得               走不动路了</code><br>
It linked the relationship between 'can't walk anymore' and 'tired'.  </p>

<p>It can also express the possibility:<br>
English:<code>The floor needs    mopping.</code><br>
Chinese:<code>地板      得       拖了</code><br>
In another word, 得 can replace 'need' and this a very idiomatic Chinese phraseology. I highly recommend you to replace '需要' terms of '得' in oral Chinese.  </p>

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<p>If you keep any questions, just ask. I'm very glad to help you.</p>

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谢谢你！I am actually Spanish, but love languages. What about the use of 的 as possesive article? How does that work?
rey don sancho
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Sorry man, I'm not a Chinese teacher and do not sure what a possesive article is. Give me some examples so that I can answer you better  : )
Fanxu Meng
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It makes reference to ownership, like 爸爸的钱 (dad's money)
rey don sancho
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Got you, It can't be more simple to answer. You can definitely consider the " 's " as '的' added after a noun as the possessive article and never make fault. : )
Fanxu Meng
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It also can be used as a nominal possessive pronoun, such as in '这些钱是我爸爸的' and '这些东西是他的', those equal to 'of my dad' and 'his'.
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Here is the form of the nominal possessive pronoun.我的='mine'，我们的='ours'，他的='yours'，他们的='yours'，她的='hers'，她们的='theirs'，它的='its'，它们的='theirs'。
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<p>I am trying to understand the differences between the three (de) in Chinese. </p>

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What are the differences between 的,地 and 得?
# What are the differences between 的,地 and 得?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-12)

I am trying to understand the differences between the three (de) in Chinese.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-12. Score: 1

let me answer the question you asked:  
Firstly, I assume you are an English speaker.  
的,地 and 得 are three very basic linking words in Chinese.

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**'的'** is used follows attributes which are the adjectives you called.  
For instance:  
In English: `She is a lovely girl.`  
In Chinese: `她 是 一位 漂亮的 女孩。`  
So, you can notice that 'lovely' substituted by '漂亮的' in Chinese.

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**'地'** is used follows attributes as adverbs.  
For instance:  
In English: `He drives carefully.`  
In Chinese:`他 小心地 开车。`
The 'carefully' is replaced by '小心地'

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**'得'** often express the meaning of degree and possibility. It is very complex to use and even the native speaker can make a fault.

Considering you are a learner, I recommend you to memorize this structure:  
verb + 得 + a sentence  
in the structure above, 得 is very similar to 'so that'  
For instance:  
English:`I'm so tired that I can't walk anymore.`  
Chinese: `我 累得 走不动路了`  
It linked the relationship between 'can't walk anymore' and 'tired'.

It can also express the possibility:  
English:`The floor needs mopping.`  
Chinese:`地板 得 拖了`  
In another word, 得 can replace 'need' and this a very idiomatic Chinese phraseology. I highly recommend you to replace '需要' terms of '得' in oral Chinese.

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If you keep any questions, just ask. I'm very glad to help you.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 谢谢你！I am actually Spanish, but love languages. What about the use of 的 as possesive article? How does that work?  
> **username_1**: Sorry man, I'm not a Chinese teacher and do not sure what a possesive article is. Give me some examples so that I can answer you better  : )  
> **username_0**: It makes reference to ownership, like 爸爸的钱 (dad's money)  
> **username_1**: Got you, It can't be more simple to answer. You can definitely consider the " 's " as '的' added after a noun as the possessive article and never make fault. : )  
> **username_1**: It also can be used as a nominal possessive pronoun, such as in '这些钱是我爸爸的' and '这些东西是他的', those equal to 'of my dad' and 'his'.  
> **username_1**: Here is the form of the nominal possessive pronoun.我的='mine'，我们的='ours'，他的='yours'，他们的='yours'，她的='hers'，她们的='theirs'，它的='its'，它们的='theirs'。  

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