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是…的 it was ~ that

6 phrases
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wǒ shì zuò fēijī lái de
我是坐飞机来的
ENI came by plane
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nǐ shì shénme shíhou lái de?
你是什么时候来的？
ENwhen did you come?
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wǒ shì zài Zhōngguó xué de
我是在中国学的
ENI learnt it in China
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tā shì zuótiān zǒu de
他是昨天走的
ENhe left yesterday
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zhè shì wǒ zuò de
这是我做的
ENI made this
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shì wǒ shuō de
是我说的
ENit was I who said it
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是…的 it was ~ that in Chinese: all 6 on one list

ChineseReadingMeaning
我是坐飞机来的wǒ shì zuò fēijī lái deI came by plane
你是什么时候来的？nǐ shì shénme shíhou lái de?when did you come?
我是在中国学的wǒ shì zài Zhōngguó xué deI learnt it in China
他是昨天走的tā shì zuótiān zǒu dehe left yesterday
这是我做的zhè shì wǒ zuò deI made this
是我说的shì wǒ shuō deit was I who said it

是…的 puts the spotlight on how, when or where something already known happened. 你是什么时候来的 assumes you came and asks only about the when. It is the difference between reporting an event and picking apart its details.