语法 · HSK 2–3
The 是……的 (shì…de) construction
是……的 highlights the time, place, manner or person of an action that already happened, when the event itself is known: 我是坐飞机来的 "I came by plane". 是 goes before the detail being stressed, 的 at the end (or before the object). In speech 是 can be dropped; 的 cannot.
句型Patterns
Subject + 是 + Time/Place/Manner + Verb + 的他是昨天到的.Subject + 是 + Detail + Verb + 的 + Object我是在北京学的中文.Subject + 不是 + Detail + Verb + 的Negation: 我不是坐车来的.
例句Examples
- 你是什么时候来新加坡的？nǐ shì shén me shí hou lái xīn jiā pō de?When did you come to Singapore?
- 我是跟朋友一起去的。wǒ shì gēn péng you yì qǐ qù de.I went with a friend.
- 这件衣服是在网上买的。zhè jiàn yī fu shì zài wǎng shàng mǎi de.I bought this piece of clothing online.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我是坐飞机来了。
✓我是坐飞机来的。
是……的 ends with 的; do not add 了.
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✗我明天是坐火车去的。
✓我明天坐火车去。
是……的 is only for actions that have already happened.
重点词语Words in this guide
Common questions
Why not just use 了?
了 reports that something happened. 是……的 assumes it happened and focuses on a detail: 你来了 "you came" vs 你是怎么来的？ "how did you come?"