有的…有的【yǒude…yǒude】

有的 means "some" of a group. Used twice, it splits the group: 有的…有的… is "some … others …".

After the first 有的 the noun can drop, as in the second example. A third group takes 还有的: 有的…有的…还有的….

The group goes first

When the group has already been named, it goes at the start as the topic, and 有的 picks out parts of it.

Before the verb only

有的 + noun sits before the verb, in the subject or topic slot. It doesn't go in the object position after the verb, where English puts "some".

• × 我不喜欢有的菜 → 有的菜我不喜欢
• × 我认识有的学生 → 有的学生我认识

On its own

A single 有的 is fine too, and 有的时候 is a common way to say "sometimes".