<p>这本书是新的（书） : this book is new (book) -- adjective+(noun)</p>

<p>这本书很新 : this book is new -- descriptive</p>

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celia
<p>是……的 : just tell the status of the subject.</p>

<p>很: tell the feeling about the subject. more like <strong>so...that...</strong></p>

<p>这本书是新的: this book is <strong>new</strong>. (emphasis for <strong>new</strong>. tell the status of book is new)</p>

<p>这本书很新: this book is <strong>very</strong> new.(emphasis for <strong>very</strong>, I feel this book so new <del>that I might want to do something about it</del>  ).</p>

<p>商店的衣服是贵的: the status of price of clothes in shop is expensive.</p>

<p>商店的衣服很贵: I feel the clothes in shop is so expensive (that...).</p>

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caoglish
<p>This might seem a duplicate question, since beginers have a lot of doubt about not using 是 instead of 很 as in 我很好, but there's nothing related to what I'm asking here. At least I haven't found anything.</p>

<p>What does a native speaker think about the difference between a sentence using 是...的 and the same one using 很? For example:</p>

<p>这本书<strong>是</strong>新<strong>的</strong>。<br>
这本书<strong>很</strong>新。</p>

<p>商店的衣服<strong>是</strong>贵<strong>的</strong>。<br>
商店的衣服<strong>很</strong>贵。</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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You can also say : 这本书新。这本书是很新的。商店的衣服贵。商店的衣服是很贵的。So this should not be 是..的 vs 很。
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Sentence using 是……的 vs sentence using 很
# Sentence using 是……的 vs sentence using 很

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-28)

This might seem a duplicate question, since beginers have a lot of doubt about not using 是 instead of 很 as in 我很好, but there's nothing related to what I'm asking here. At least I haven't found anything.

What does a native speaker think about the difference between a sentence using 是...的 and the same one using 很? For example:

这本书**是**新**的**。  
这本书**很**新。

商店的衣服**是**贵**的**。  
商店的衣服**很**贵。

Thank you.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can also say : 这本书新。这本书是很新的。商店的衣服贵。商店的衣服是很贵的。So this should not be 是..的 vs 很。  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-14. Score: 0

这本书是新的（书） : this book is new (book) -- adjective+(noun)

这本书很新 : this book is new -- descriptive


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-07-29. Score: 0

是……的 : just tell the status of the subject.

很: tell the feeling about the subject. more like **so...that...**

这本书是新的: this book is **new**. (emphasis for **new**. tell the status of book is new)

这本书很新: this book is **very** new.(emphasis for **very**, I feel this book so new ~~that I might want to do something about it~~ ).

商店的衣服是贵的: the status of price of clothes in shop is expensive.

商店的衣服很贵: I feel the clothes in shop is so expensive (that...).


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