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"There is a cute bird behind you."
Translation:你的后面有一只可爱的鸟。
November 29, 2017
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Dr_Jerry
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One reason 的 is hard is because there is no functional equivalent in English. In some cases it operates like "of", but in this case it simply indicates a property that belongs to a person or thing. In English you can simply say "a pretty girl" but in Chinese you would say 很漂亮的女孩; it associates the 漂亮 as being a property the 女孩 possesses.