jīntiān xiàwǔ de wǎngkè hěn yǒuyìsi.

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Breakdown of jīntiān xiàwǔ de wǎngkè hěn yǒuyìsi.

• 今天jīntiān: today
• 下午xiàwǔ: afternoon
• 的de: structural particle

Questions & Answers about jīntiān xiàwǔ de wǎngkè hěn yǒuyìsi.

What does 的 do in 今天下午的网课?

的 links a modifier to a noun.

Here, 今天下午 modifies 网课, so:

• 今天下午 = this afternoon
• 的
• 网课 = online class

So 今天下午的网课 means something like the online class this afternoon or this afternoon’s online class.

A useful pattern is:

modifier + 的 + noun

For example:

• 我的书 = my book
• 中文老师 / 中文的老师 = Chinese teacher / teacher of Chinese
• 昨天的电影 = yesterday’s movie

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Why is there no 是 before 很有意思?

Because 有意思 works like an adjective in this sentence, and Chinese adjectives can be the predicate by themselves.

In English, we say:

• The class is interesting.

In Chinese, you usually do not need 是 before an adjective:

• 网课很有意思。

Using 是 here would sound unnatural in standard Mandarin:

• ✘ 网课是很有意思。

So a common pattern is:

noun + 很 + adjective

For example:

• 他很忙。 = He is busy.
• 天气很好。 = The weather is good.
• 这节网课很有意思。 = This online class is interesting.

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Why is 很 used? Does it always mean very?