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Why is 的 at the end of phrases such as 那是他们的 and 钱他们的?
I'm confused with the possessive particle 的, it was explained to me as 's in English and "of" something. Like, Y的X becomes X of Y.
那是他们的。
他们的是那。
Here are two sentences that from that logic ...
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Is “之” usually used as a possessive pronoun (attributive) in Classical Chinese?
True or False Question:
In classical Chinese,
“之” is usually used as a possessive pronoun (attributive), “其” is usually used as a subject, and “彼” is usually used as an object.
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Possessives in Chinese
I used Google Translate for these sentences but I'm not sure they are correct:
Mom 's white dog 妈妈的白狗
My mom's white dog 我妈妈的白狗
And it is possible if I say
Mom 's white dog 妈妈的白色的狗
My mom's ...
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