woliveri Posted January 10, 2006 at 05:54 PM Report Posted January 10, 2006 at 05:54 PM I'm listening to an audio tape and they keep using the pattern "de hen". (sorry, I don't have character input on this computer). Something like this. wo tingshuo jintian de tianqi leng de hen. hen3 = very Does this pattern make sense? Thanks, Quote
randall_flagg Posted January 10, 2006 at 07:00 PM Report Posted January 10, 2006 at 07:00 PM Yeah, it makes sense. I don't have a grammatical explanation, but it is just another construction you’ve got to learn. It's kind of unusual, since in most cases in Chinese, what is being described comes AFTER the "describer". Now, there are a few examples, one being 极了，e.g. 这个东西好极了 where this is simply not the case. Another one is what you just mentioned, the 得很 construction. You can really use with anything, it is one of those convenient constructions that you don’t want to live without. No, wait, I think I am exaggerating, don’t think I ever really use it. Quote
HashiriKata Posted January 10, 2006 at 07:05 PM Report Posted January 10, 2006 at 07:05 PM "Adj + de hen" means "very+ adj". There is already a long thread on this structure. Try a search for it. Quote
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