Sentence pattern · Band 1
很: adjectives stand alone with a soft 很
主语 + 很 + 形容词
A Chinese adjective is already a whole sentence: hot means it is hot, with no extra verb needed. Said bare, though, it lands like a judge reading a verdict, so a soft 很 slides in front and makes it conversational. This 很 barely means very; it mostly keeps the rhythm, and no am or is shows up anywhere.
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Mistakes people make
是 links nouns; an adjective is already a complete sentence and takes 很 for company.
A bare adjective sounds like a courtroom contrast; everyday comments soften it with a 很 that here barely means very.
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What does 很＋形容词 mean?
A Chinese adjective is already a whole sentence: hot means it is hot, with no extra verb needed. Said bare, though, it lands like a judge reading a verdict, so a soft 很 slides in front and makes it conversational. This 很 barely means very; it mostly keeps the rhythm, and no am or is shows up anywhere.
How do you build it?
主语 + 很 + 形容词
What is the most common mistake?
她是漂亮。 → 她很漂亮。
是 links nouns; an adjective is already a complete sentence and takes 很 for company.
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