Lesson 2 My Family I
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的 has two funktions:
1. Possessive marker: It comes between two nouns, the possessor and the possessed object, to show the possession.
E.g.: 這是我的房子。 This is my house.
2. Modification marker: It comes between an adjective and a noun, the modifier and the head noun, to show the modification.
E.g.: 很漂亮的房子！ What a beautiful house!
有 literally means to have.
E.g.: 我有咖啡。 I have coffee.
But there is another usage that might be different for English speakers. In English, we say ''there is/ there are'' to describe something exist. In Chinese, we also say it with the verb 有.
E.g.: 我家有咖啡。 There is coffee at my home. You may think it in Chinese way as: My home has coffee. But in this case, 有 doesn't really mean the possession, but just the fact that coffee exist at my home.
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