Discussion of 我午饭在一家饭馆吃的。/我午飯在一家飯館吃的。 [wǒ wǔ fàn zài yì jiā fàn guǎn chī de .] I had my lunch in a restaurant. (emphasizing the location); It was in a restaurant that I had lunch.

我午饭在一家饭馆吃的。

我午飯在一家飯館吃的。

wó wǔ fàn zài yì jiā fàn guǎn chī de .

phr. I had my lunch in a restaurant. (emphasizing the location); It was in a restaurant that I had lunch.

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Why is there a 的 at the end?
Why isn't it a 了?

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This sentence contains an important structure "是...的 (shì...de)". This structure can be used to emphasize particularly the time, locale or manner of a completed action. In this case the function is to put emphasis on the locale "在一家饭馆" where the action "吃" took place.

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