Question

For phrases with the focus on the position word, and phrases with the focus on the noun, what are major differences? Yufa 42

Accepted Answer

1. With the focus on the position, the 的 is optional, with the focus on the noun, it is not unless 这/那 preceedes the noun2. 边/面/头 becomes optional when the focus is a postion word containing 前，后，上，下，里，外，or 旁, and the noun preceeding is a regular noun and not a pronoun or measure word

Front	For phrases with the focus on the position word, and phrases with the focus on the noun, what are major differences?
Back	1. With the focus on the position, the 的 is optional, with the focus on the noun, it is not unless 这/那 preceedes the noun 2. 边/面/头 becomes optional when the focus is a postion word containing 前，后，上，下，里，外，or 旁, and the noun preceeding is a regular noun and not a pronoun or measure word
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