<p>的 is used as an adjectival suffix here</p>

<p>(1.住)(2.在)(上海旁邊)(的)(3.小村子)</p>

<p>1.住(verb) "live" </p>

<p>2.在(preposition) "in "</p>

<p>3.小村子 (noun) "small village"</p>

<p>= 住在小村子 (live in small village)</p>

<p>的 is an adjectival suffix that make 上海旁邊 a relative phrase of the noun 小村子 (small village)</p>

<p>** In English, we place the relative pronoun " that/ which/ who"  after the noun to indicate the following is a relative phrase of it. </p>

<p>Example:
" the village [that] is beside Shanghai."</p>

<p>** In Chinese, we place the adjectival suffix 的, after the relative phrase to indicate that phrase is a descriptive phrase of the following noun.</p>

<p>Example:
[ relative phrase - (beside Shanghai) ]+ [adjectival suffix - (的) ]+[ noun- (small village)]</p>

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the relative phrase is not limited to location, it can be any description, for example: " the small village that has no phone" - " has no phone" would be the relative clause of "the small village"
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<p>"住(live)在(in)上海(Shanghai)旁边(beside)的(indicates attributive)一个(a)小(small)村子(village)里(used together with 在 to mean in)" can be translated as 'live in a small villiage beside Shanghai.'</p>

<p>的 is used between an attribute and the head noun it modifies. That is, an attribute must be followed immediately by a 的 in order to modify a noun.</p>

<p>The question lies in the different word orders between English and Chinese.
In English, the word indicating the location of A is usually placed after A, together with a preposition such as in/at/beside and so on. While in Chinese, the word indicating the location of A is usually placed in the attributive position (before A), followed immediately by a 的. So "a church in Washington" is translated as "在(in) 华盛顿(Washington)  的  一所(a)  教堂(church)" or just "华盛顿的一所教堂", "a church beside Washington" is translated as "华盛顿(Washington) 旁边(beside) 的 一所(a) 教堂(church)"</p>

<p>As for "住在上海旁边的一个小村子里", 住 means live, "在...里" means in, "上海(Shanghai) 旁边(beside) 的 一个(a) 小(small) 村子(village)" means "a small village beside Shanghai".</p>

<p>上海旁边(beside Shanghai) as a whole is used as attribute to modify 一个小村子.</p>

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<p>I came across the phrase '住在上海旁边的一个小村子里’... I cannot understand the use of 的 in this phrase. </p>

<p>Any help is greatly appreciated :) If you have the time to fully break down the sentence that would also be helpful :D</p>

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Short answer: you probably know 的 as a sort of 'possessive' marker, but it is just an attribute marker here. 上海旁边的X is "a/the X near/beside Shanghai", so the phrase before 的 describes the noun that comes after it.
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Confused with the use of 的 with respect to '住在上海旁边的一个小村子里’
# Confused with the use of 的 with respect to '住在上海旁边的一个小村子里’

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

I came across the phrase '住在上海旁边的一个小村子里’... I cannot understand the use of 的 in this phrase.

Any help is greatly appreciated :) If you have the time to fully break down the sentence that would also be helpful :D

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Short answer: you probably know 的 as a sort of 'possessive' marker, but it is just an attribute marker here. 上海旁边的X is "a/the X near/beside Shanghai", so the phrase before 的 describes the noun that comes after it.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-07-07. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

"住(live)在(in)上海(Shanghai)旁边(beside)的(indicates attributive)一个(a)小(small)村子(village)里(used together with 在 to mean in)" can be translated as 'live in a small villiage beside Shanghai.'

的 is used between an attribute and the head noun it modifies. That is, an attribute must be followed immediately by a 的 in order to modify a noun.

The question lies in the different word orders between English and Chinese.
In English, the word indicating the location of A is usually placed after A, together with a preposition such as in/at/beside and so on. While in Chinese, the word indicating the location of A is usually placed in the attributive position (before A), followed immediately by a 的. So "a church in Washington" is translated as "在(in) 华盛顿(Washington) 的 一所(a) 教堂(church)" or just "华盛顿的一所教堂", "a church beside Washington" is translated as "华盛顿(Washington) 旁边(beside) 的 一所(a) 教堂(church)"

As for "住在上海旁边的一个小村子里", 住 means live, "在...里" means in, "上海(Shanghai) 旁边(beside) 的 一个(a) 小(small) 村子(village)" means "a small village beside Shanghai".

上海旁边(beside Shanghai) as a whole is used as attribute to modify 一个小村子.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-15. Score: 0

的 is used as an adjectival suffix here

(1.住)(2.在)(上海旁邊)(的)(3.小村子)

1.住(verb) "live"

2.在(preposition) "in "

3.小村子 (noun) "small village"

= 住在小村子 (live in small village)

的 is an adjectival suffix that make 上海旁邊 a relative phrase of the noun 小村子 (small village)

\*\* In English, we place the relative pronoun " that/ which/ who" after the noun to indicate the following is a relative phrase of it.

Example:
" the village [that] is beside Shanghai."

\*\* In Chinese, we place the adjectival suffix 的, after the relative phrase to indicate that phrase is a descriptive phrase of the following noun.

Example:
[ relative phrase - (beside Shanghai) ]+ [adjectival suffix - (的) ]+[ noun- (small village)]

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: the relative phrase is not limited to location, it can be any description, for example: " the small village that has no phone" - " has no phone" would be the relative clause of "the small village"  

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