The Structures with 所

所谓, 所 + verb: the elegance of written Chinese

所谓: what is called...

所谓 (suǒwèi) introduces a definition or an ironic distancing: "what is called", "the so-called".

所谓 X，就是...

A friend is someone who shows up when you need them.

所 (suǒ) before a verb transforms the action into "what is ...": a written Chinese construction, frequent with 的.

Subject + 所 + Verb + 的

That's all I know.

Everything he says is true.

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