Take the 2-minute tour ×  So the age old question of 的-地-得, when
do you use which? When spoken, it all sounds the same, but on
paper it depends on if it's a verb, noun, adjective. But I don't
quite remember if that is all that matters or which applies to
which.  Can someone refresh my memory?  share|improve this
question learn a bit of classical and you'll never get them
confused, if only because constructions involving the same 得 are
ubiquitous –  magnetar Dec 25 '11 at 20:10 A grammar book I read
recently suggests that it's not so important which is which and
that you can use 的 in all the cases (maybe not in an important
exam but in everyday use). That was confirmed by a Chinese
friend who told me to use 的 where it should have been 得. To be
confirmed though, but check out recent grammar books. – 
this.lau_ Mar 19 '12 at 13:52 Forget it, even a native speaker
get confused sometimes. –  user1060 Sep 11 '12 at 16:32 I don't
agree with @Laurent's grammar book. The difference among 的-地-得
is not difficult to lear