Comparing 的de, 地dì, and 得dé

We talked about 的de and 得dé in the previous blogs. In this blog, we are going to compare the structural particles, 的de, 地dì, and 得dé.

的de  is known as 白勺的 (bái-sháo de) because it is made of the characters 白 (bái) and 勺 (sháo). It is usually used to show possession or modification and it follows the pattern:的 + Noun

• The "possessive 的"  works like 's in English (apostrophe s). 
• 大卫的中文书 David's Chinese book
  
• 杰克的哥哥 Jack's older brother 
• 我的书包 my bag
• The "noun-modifying 的" is used with an adjective or verb phrase as an attributive to describe a noun.  
• 红色的气球 red balloons
• 漂亮的姑娘 pretty girl
• 我写的字 the characters I wrote

得dé  is known as 双人得 (shuāngrén de), because the radical 彳is called 双人 (shuāngrén) - "double person" radical. 

• The compliment 得 de2 is often used after verbs to give more information about how the action was done: Verb + 得. For example, 
• 跑得快 run fast
• 做得好 do well
• 听得不清楚 can not hear clearly 

地dì is known in Chinese as 土也地 (tǔ-yě de), as it's composed of the 土 (tǔ) radical and 也 (yě). It can be used to turn adjectives into adverbs, and can be thought of as equivalent to the suffix -ly in English. 

• The "adverb 地" or "adverbial 地" precedes verbs like adverbs do: Adj + 地 + Verb
• 开心地笑 laugh happily
  
• 慢慢地说 speak slowly
• 认真地写 write carefully

Please write fill in the blanks by using 的de, 地dì, or 得dé.

1. 她 穿 着 红 色 ______ 裙 子，安 静 ______  走 在 路 上，走 ______  很 慢。

Tā chuān zhe hóngsè de qúnzi, ānjìng de zǒu zài lùshàng, zǒu de hěn màn.

She wears a red dress, quietly walking on the street, walking slowly.

2. 他 ______ 女 朋 友 一 直 在 开 心 ______唱 歌，但 是 她 唱______ 很 难 听。

Tā de nǚ péngyǒu yīzhí zài kāixīn de chànggē, dànshì tā chàng de hěn nántīng.

His girlfriend keeps singing happily, but she sings terribly.

3. 我 们 ______ 老 师 讲 ______很 清 楚，所 以 她 不 需 要 慢 慢______ 讲。

Wǒmen de lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn qīngchǔ, suǒyǐ tā bù xūyào màn màn de jiǎng.

Our teacher speaks very clearly, so she doesn't need to speak slowly.

4. 你 画 ______ 很 好，蓝 蓝______天，长 长______ 路，可 爱 ______ 孩 子 们 开 心______笑。

Nǐ huà de hěn hǎo, lán lán de tiān, zhǎng zhǎng de lù, kě'ài de háizimen kāixīn de xiào.

You drew this very well: a blue sky, a long road, and cute children laughing happily.

5. 我 要 认 真______对 我 ______儿 子 说：你 做 ______很 好，妈 妈 爱 你。

Wǒ yào rènzhēn de duì wǒ de érzi shuō: Nǐ zuò de hěn hǎo, māmā ài nǐ.

I must earnestly tell my son: you did very well, and mommy loves you.

Reference:
http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/De
http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22