的 vs 地 vs 得

的，地，and 得 all have the same pinyin “de”. They are used very similarly, so how do you use these 3 “de’s”?

地 comes after adjectives.

For example, “$她快快<strong>地</strong>走去学校”$ （^^Tā kuài kuài de zǒu qù xuéxiào/^^ ==She quickly walked to school.)==

**note: 地 may also be used with the pinyin dì, meaning ground, so don’t get confused and make sure to watch out for the context of the sentence!

Here are some sample sentences! Use 地 in these sentences!

1. He slowly walked to the train station.
2. She happily walked to the toy store.
3. He scaredly ran home.

Here are examples of how to use 地 in these sentences!

1. $他慢慢<strong>地</strong>走去火车站$。（^^Tā màn man de zǒu qù huǒchē zhà^^)
2. $她开心<strong>地</strong>走去玩具店$。(^^Tā kāixīn de zǒu qù wánjù diàn^^)
3. $他怕怕<strong>地</strong>跑回家。 ($^^Tā pà pà de pǎo huí jiā^^.)

的 comes after nouns

For example, “$我<strong>的</strong>房间很漂亮$“ (^^Wǒ de fángjiān hěn piàoliang^^/==My room is very pretty.==)

Here are some sample sentences! Use 的 in these sentences!

1. He is my friend.
2. That is my teacher’s dog.
3. This is a flower from my garden.

Here are examples of how to use 的 in these sentences!

1. $他是我<strong>的</strong>朋友。$（^^Tā shì wǒ de péngyǒu^^）
2. $那是我老师<strong>的</strong>狗。$（^^Nà shì wǒ lǎoshī de gǒu^^）
3. $这是我花园有<strong>的</strong>花$。（^^Zhè shì wǒ huāyuán yǒu de huā^^）

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得 comes after verbs

For example, $“她跳舞跳<strong>得</strong>很好”$ （^^Tā tiàowǔ tiào dé hěn hǎo^^/==She dances very well==)

**Note: 得 is also used after “觉” as dé in $觉得$（^^juédé^^) so please use your context clues!

Here are some sample sentences! Use 得 in these sentences!

1. He walks very slowly.
2. She paints very well.
3. My teacher teaches badly.

Here are examples of how to use 得 in these sentences!

1. $他走<strong>得</strong>很慢$。（^^Tā zǒu dé hěn màn^^）
2. $他画画画<strong>得</strong>很好$。（^^Tā huà huà huà dé hěn hǎo^^）
3. $我的老师教<strong>得</strong>不好$。（^^Wǒ de lǎoshī jiào dé bù hǎo^^）

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