<p>你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？Some sites said 来的 can be used for an emphasis but here it s separate. Can it have the same meaning or something other here?</p>
<p>Yes, in 来的, the word 的 is used for emphasis. For example, 你们是坐飞机来的吗？You can insert a noun as the destination of the verb 来, 你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？</p>
<p>Meanwhile, 的 also indicates that the action is in a past time.</p>
<p>你们是坐飞机来的吗？= Did you come by air?</p>
<p>你们是坐飞机来吗？= Will you come by air?</p>
<p>If 的 is used at the end of a sentence, it could be for a fixed structure, such as</p>
<p>(1) 是...的，我是坐飞机来的。= I came by air.</p>
<p>(2) 会...的，我会按时到的。= I will be there on time.</p>

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2023-03-20T04:14:14.673Z
2023-03-20T04:14:14.673Z
PdotWang
<p>&quot;的&quot; here means the action of &quot;来&quot; has been completed.</p>
<p>Thinking about the following scenairo:</p>
<p>Alice lives in Beijing, and her friend Bob is planning to visit her. They are having a telephone conversation:</p>
<p><em>Alice</em>: 你怎么来北京？How do you go to Beijing？<br />
<em>Bob</em>: 我打算坐高铁过来。I plan to come by high-speed train.</p>
<p>When Bob arrives, Alice and her brother Charlie invite him to dinner:</p>
<p><em>Charlie</em>: 你怎么来北京<strong>的</strong>？How did you get to Beijing？<br />
<em>Bob</em>: 我坐高铁过来<strong>的</strong>。I came here by high-speed train.</p>

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2023-03-20T08:01:29.020Z
2023-03-20T08:01:29.020Z
vivimice
<p>&quot;的 - 用在陈述句的末尾，表示肯定的语气。&quot;. When used at the end of a sentence, it confirms/ascertains the statement before it. Place &quot;嗎&quot; after it makes the sentence a request for confirmation.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>你們是坐飛機來北京<strong>的</strong> - You were coming to Beijing by airplane. (a definite statement)</p>
</li>
<li><p>你們是坐飛機來北京<strong>的嗎</strong> - Were you coming to Beijing by airplane? (a request for confirmation)</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2023-03-19T20:12:29.430Z
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r13
<p>Some sites said 来的 can be used for an emphasis but here it s separate. Can it have the same meaning or something other here?</p>

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的 in the “你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？”
# 的 in the “你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？”

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-19)

Some sites said 来的 can be used for an emphasis but here it s separate. Can it have the same meaning or something other here?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-03-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？Some sites said 来的 can be used for an emphasis but here it s separate. Can it have the same meaning or something other here?

Yes, in 来的, the word 的 is used for emphasis. For example, 你们是坐飞机来的吗？You can insert a noun as the destination of the verb 来, 你们是坐飞机来北京的吗？

Meanwhile, 的 also indicates that the action is in a past time.

你们是坐飞机来的吗？= Did you come by air?

你们是坐飞机来吗？= Will you come by air?

If 的 is used at the end of a sentence, it could be for a fixed structure, such as

(1) 是...的，我是坐飞机来的。= I came by air.

(2) 会...的，我会按时到的。= I will be there on time.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-03-20. Score: 1

"的" here means the action of "来" has been completed.

Thinking about the following scenairo:

Alice lives in Beijing, and her friend Bob is planning to visit her. They are having a telephone conversation:

*Alice*: 你怎么来北京？How do you go to Beijing？  
*Bob*: 我打算坐高铁过来。I plan to come by high-speed train.

When Bob arrives, Alice and her brother Charlie invite him to dinner:

*Charlie*: 你怎么来北京**的**？How did you get to Beijing？  
*Bob*: 我坐高铁过来**的**。I came here by high-speed train.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-03-19. Score: 0

"的 - 用在陈述句的末尾，表示肯定的语气。". When used at the end of a sentence, it confirms/ascertains the statement before it. Place "嗎" after it makes the sentence a request for confirmation.

* 你們是坐飛機來北京**的** - You were coming to Beijing by airplane. (a definite statement)
* 你們是坐飛機來北京**的嗎** - Were you coming to Beijing by airplane? (a request for confirmation)


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