的 — kin and one's own institutions. 我媽媽, 我們學校, 你朋友.

grammar → 的

TSUMUGU · TBCL 1 (est.) · 語法

的 grammar point · tier 4 · dropping 的 (close relations & set phrases)

· de

Omission of 的: the linker is dropped when the bond is close — kin and one's own institutions. 我媽媽, 我們學校, 你朋友.

Hook inherited from 的.

Omission of 的

框 · Frame

[person/group] (的) [close relation / own institution] — 的 dropped

觸 · Trigger

Naming your own family or your own school, club, country.

序 · The move

1Name the relation between the two parts.Is it close kin, or a group you belong to?

2If close, set the two parts side by side and leave the 的 slot empty.Does 我媽媽 / 我們學校 sound natural with nothing between?

3If it is ordinary possession of a thing, tie the string back in.Would 我的書 be wrong without 的? Then keep it.

例 · Examples

1我I / my媽媽mom很very忙busy。

My mom is very busy.

界 · Boundary

表所有「的」 (possessive 的)

Close, inherent bond drops the linker (我媽媽); ordinary possession of a thing keeps it (我的書). The dividing feature is closeness of the relation, not the act of owning.

我的媽媽 → 我媽媽

你的朋友 → 你朋友

我們的學校 → 我們學校

English never drops the possessive (my mom, my school), so learners over-insert 的 on close relations.