害得 (גורם למישהו לסבול)

Blame need not imply intention

• Noise prevented you from sleeping well.
• the noise吵闹chǎo nàomade害得hài deme我wǒnot没méito sleep睡shuìgood好hǎo。 — to do harm to害hài(degree marker)得de presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result.

Build the form

• The pattern in this lesson is to do harm to害hài(degree marker)得de (cause sb to suffer). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
• Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.

the noise吵闹chǎo nàomade害得hài deme我wǒnot没méisleep well睡好shuì hǎo。

Read examples in context

• In the opening example, the noise吵闹chǎo nàomade害得hài deme我wǒnot没méito sleep睡shuìgood好hǎo。: to do harm to害hài(degree marker)得de presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result.
• Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.

Know the boundary

• This normally assigns a negative effect, but playful exaggerations such as made害得hài deme我wǒto laugh笑xiào(measure word)个gèincessant不停bù tíng can be affectionate.
• The cause need not have intended harm.

Use the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.