S + V + 的 + N forms a modifier clause: the N that S V-ed / the N associated with S V event.
Clause-to-noun modification - turns event description into noun qualifier
Information packing - compact relative-clause-like structure
Very productive pattern - core descriptive grammar in Chinese
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Place 的 before head noun
- Modifier clause must attach directly to N.
Interpret tense/aspect from context
- Form itself does not mark tense rigidly.
Avoid ambiguous long modifiers
- Add context or simplify when needed.
This is the article that I wrote.
Have you seen the movie that he directed?
This is the fruit that was bought yesterday.
I want to find a place where I can work quietly.
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