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가능성 보충어 得 / 不 (can / can't do it)
도입됨저장된 위치는 이 브라우저에 유지됩니다. 계속하기는 수업을 완료하거나 질문에 답하는 것이 아닙니다.
Understanding is a possible result
- The recording is clear, but its language is too difficult for you.
- I我unable to make sense of…听不懂。 — Listening does not achieve understanding.
The recording is clear, but its language is too difficult for you. What does 我听不懂。 communicate?
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Listening does not achieve understanding. 听不懂 is about the achievable result, not a ban on listening. 能 also expresses ability as well as permission, so do not gloss 能 as permission only.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Potential complement (can)得 / not不 (can / can't do it). 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.
I我listen听(can)得understand懂。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Can understand (achievable): 听 ____ 懂。
난이도 1/5 · 100 코인 + 오늘 첫 완료 시 소액 보너스
동사 + 得 + 결과 = 달성 가능함: 听得懂 (can understand).
Read examples in context
too太far远了，I我can't see看不见。
- In the opening example, I我unable to make sense of…听不懂。: Listening does not achieve understanding.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
看不见는 무엇을 뜻하는가?
난이도 1/5 · 100 코인 + 오늘 첫 완료 시 소액 보너스
허용이 아니라 결과에 도달하는 것(看见)에 관한 것: 看不见 = 볼 수 없음.
만들기: “너무 멀어서 안 보여.”
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동사 + 不 + 결과 = 안 보인다: 너무 멀다 + 나 + 안 보인다.
Know the boundary
- unable to make sense of…听不懂 is about the achievable result, not a ban on listening.
- can / be able to能 also expresses ability as well as permission, so do not gloss can / be able to能 as permission only.
能 can express ability as well as permission, while 听不懂 focuses on not achieving understanding.
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能 has several uses; it is not permission only. 听不懂 is about the achievable result.
听不懂 means that a rule forbids the person to listen.
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听不懂 is about the achievable result, not a ban on listening. 能 also expresses ability as well as permission, so do not gloss 能 as permission only. Listening does not achieve understanding.
Use the distinction
- Listening does not achieve understanding.
- unable to make sense of…听不懂 is about the achievable result, not a ban on listening. can / be able to能 also expresses ability as well as permission, so do not gloss can / be able to能 as permission only.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Complements.
The recording is clear, but its language is too difficult for you. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.