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什么的 (shén me de) — (pronoun) and so on; and whatnot; and the like

Definition

A casual pronoun placed after a list of examples to mean 'and so on / and stuff' — lighter and more spoken than 等 (děng) or 等等 (děng děng). Negated by negating the verb, not itself.

pronoun
and so onand whatnotand the like

Examples

  • 、什么的。
    Wǒ xǐ huan chī píng guǒ, xiāng jiāo shén me de.
    I like to eat apples, bananas, and so on.
  • 、什么的。
    Zhōu mò wǒ men qù chàng gē, tiào wǔ shén me de.
    On weekends we go sing, dance, and stuff.
  • 、什么的。
    Lǎo shī, tóng xué shén me de dōu lái le.
    Teachers, classmates, etc., all came.

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