可 + Adj (emphatic)
used in 可汗可 — the little intensifier
- used in 可汗可 before an adjective cranks up the feeling: "really / so".
- this这good or not?可好(completed / change)了 = "this is just great"; I / me我see 可不是可不to go去 = "I'm definitely not going".
- It adds emphasis, often with (completed / change)了 at the end.
used in 可汗可 + Adj (+ (completed / change)了)
- used in 可汗可 intensifies the adjective or stresses the statement.
today今天really可cold冷了！
- today今天可冷(completed / change)了 = "it's really cold today!"
Practice
It's really cold today: 今天 ____ 冷了!
可 + Adj + 了 intensifies: 今天可冷了 (it's really cold).
Practice
What does 可 do to the adjective?
可 = an emphasis booster: 可冷了, 可好了.
Practice
Build: “It's really cold today!”
可 + Adj + 了: 今天 + 可冷 + 了.
With negatives = firm
- I / me我see 可不是可不to go去 = "I'm definitely not going" — used in 可汗可 hardens the not不.
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可 + Adj + 了 exclaims: SO smart, SO cold — spoken emphasis.
Recap
Key idea
- used in 可汗可 + Adj (+ (completed / change)了) — "really / so …", an emphasis booster
- today今天可冷(completed / change)了 (really cold) · I / me我see 可不是可不to go去 (definitely not going)
- Often closes with (completed / change)了
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.