Sentence pattern · Band 2
得: how well you do it
动词 + 得 + 形容词
得 after a verb delivers the verdict on how: run fast, speak well, arrive late. English keeps one verb and hangs an adverb anywhere; Mandarin makes the verb take an encore when an object shows up: say it once for the object, say it again wearing 得 for the verdict. Small toll, big clarity.
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With an object, the verb takes an encore: once for the object, again with 得 for the how verdict.
得 hangs on the encore, the second round of the verb, never on the first.
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What does 得：程度补语 mean?
得 after a verb delivers the verdict on how: run fast, speak well, arrive late. English keeps one verb and hangs an adverb anywhere; Mandarin makes the verb take an encore when an object shows up: say it once for the object, say it again wearing 得 for the verdict. Small toll, big clarity.
How do you build it?
动词 + 得 + 形容词
What is the most common mistake?
他说汉语很好。 → 他说汉语说得很好。
With an object, the verb takes an encore: once for the object, again with 得 for the how verdict.
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