<p>These 2 sentences are not grammatically correct. Instead, they should be:
不一定，冠军（是）很难得（的）。 and  我是男生。</p>
<p>They look more like typing errors to me, since 's' and 'd' are quite close on the keyboard. You should never find people replace 是 with 的 in formal cases.</p>

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2020-08-31T15:27:30.963Z
2020-08-31T15:27:30.963Z
Mu Young
<p>难得 and 难的 have totally different meaning...</p>
<p>难的, or 困难的 means &quot;hard&quot;:</p>
<p>想要当冠军很难的：Want to be a champion is hard.</p>
<p>难得 means &quot;hard to get/see&quot; or &quot;rare to happen&quot;:</p>
<p>难得看到他吃水果：it's rare to see him eat fruits.</p>

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2020-09-02T08:41:56.517Z
2020-09-02T08:41:56.517Z
BarCodeReader
<p>I have been playing a farming game these days and I joined a Chinese neighborhood in the game. There’s a chatting room feature that allows members of the neighborhood to chat with one another.</p>
<p>I don’t know if my understanding is correct but I feel like some people change 是 into 的 when they talk.
Examples:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A: 大家都做就能进三甲, B: 不一定, 冠军的很难得</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Shouldn’t it be something like “冠军是难的?”</p>
<blockquote>
<p>There’s a female member that tried to be friendly and sent the kissing emoji () to other member in my neighborhood but turned out it was a guy she did this to and the guy replied with: ”亲嘛, 我的男生”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Shouldn’t it be “我是男生”?</p>
<p>Of course, I might misunderstand what they said due to my low level Chinese. But if my understanding is correct, do 的…得 equal 是…的 and 的 equal 是 in this case?</p>

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2020-08-31T10:25:06.083Z
It is hard to tell without more context and a better understanding of the game (and the events in the game). But in general, 是 cannot be changed into 的.
fefe
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2020-08-31T12:39:22.143Z
I heard sentences like your example 我的男生 from native speakers in colloquial settings,   so it doesn't sound totally foreign to me, however I can't pinpoint a pattern. In general, I agree with fefe, 是 and 的 are never interchangeable.
blackgreen
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Can 是 be changed into 的?
# Can 是 be changed into 的?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-31)

I have been playing a farming game these days and I joined a Chinese neighborhood in the game. There’s a chatting room feature that allows members of the neighborhood to chat with one another.

I don’t know if my understanding is correct but I feel like some people change 是 into 的 when they talk.
Examples:

> A: 大家都做就能进三甲, B: 不一定, 冠军的很难得

Shouldn’t it be something like “冠军是难的?”

> There’s a female member that tried to be friendly and sent the kissing emoji () to other member in my neighborhood but turned out it was a guy she did this to and the guy replied with: ”亲嘛, 我的男生”

Shouldn’t it be “我是男生”?

Of course, I might misunderstand what they said due to my low level Chinese. But if my understanding is correct, do 的…得 equal 是…的 and 的 equal 是 in this case?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is hard to tell without more context and a better understanding of the game (and the events in the game). But in general, 是 cannot be changed into 的.  
> **username_2**: I heard sentences like your example 我的男生 from native speakers in colloquial settings,   so it doesn't sound totally foreign to me, however I can't pinpoint a pattern. In general, I agree with username_1, 是 and 的 are never interchangeable.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-08-31. Score: 1

These 2 sentences are not grammatically correct. Instead, they should be:
不一定，冠军（是）很难得（的）。 and 我是男生。

They look more like typing errors to me, since 's' and 'd' are quite close on the keyboard. You should never find people replace 是 with 的 in formal cases.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-02. Score: 0

难得 and 难的 have totally different meaning...

难的, or 困难的 means "hard":

想要当冠军很难的：Want to be a champion is hard.

难得 means "hard to get/see" or "rare to happen":

难得看到他吃水果：it's rare to see him eat fruits.


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