little island 的 / 地 / 得: how to tell them apart
的 comes before a noun (我的书, 美丽的花). 地 comes before a verb (高兴地跳). 得 comes after a verb or adjective (跑得很快, 高兴得跳起来).
的 de — possessive / describing a noun
的
| 我的 | wǒ de | my; mine | 1A lesson 2 | |
| 女的 | nǚ de | female | 1A lesson 2 | |
| 男的 | nán de | male | 1A lesson 2 | |
| 甜甜的 | tián tián de | sweet | 2A lesson 10 |
地 de — describing how something is done
地
| 地方 | dì fang | place | 1A lesson 7 | |
| 扫地 | sǎo dì | to sweep the floor | 1B lesson 14 | |
| 不停地流 | bù tíng dì liú | flowing non-stop | 2B lesson 19 | |
| 倒地不起 | dǎo dì bù qǐ | to fall and be unable to get up | 3A lesson 6 |
得 de — after a verb or adjective, saying how well or how much
得
| 记得 | jì de | to remember | 2A lesson 9 | |
| 觉得 | jué de | to feel; to think | 2B lesson 13 | |
| 看得入迷 | kàn de rù mí | to be engrossed in watching | 4A lesson 1 | |
| 舍不得 | shě bu de | reluctant to part with | 4A lesson 3 |