害得 (cause sb to suffer)
IntroducedBlame need not imply intention
- Noise prevented you from sleeping well.
- the noise吵闹made害得me我not没to sleep睡good好。 — to do harm to害(degree marker)得 presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result.
Noise prevented you from sleeping well. What does 吵闹害得我没睡好。 communicate?
害得 presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result. This normally assigns a negative effect, but playful exaggerations such as 害得我笑个不停 can be affectionate. The cause need not have intended harm.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to do harm to害(degree marker)得 (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made害得me我not没sleep well睡好。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: The noise made me sleep badly: 吵闹 ____ 我没睡好。
(Cause) + 害得 + bad result: 害得我没睡好.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, the noise吵闹made害得me我not没to sleep睡good好。: to do harm to害(degree marker)得 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.
How does 害得 frame the result in 吵闹害得我没睡好?
The poor sleep is presented as an unwelcome effect. The expression normally has a negative frame, but affectionate exaggerations such as 害得我笑个不停 are possible.
Know the boundary
- This normally assigns a negative effect, but playful exaggerations such as made害得me我to laugh笑(measure word)个incessant不停 can be affectionate.
- The cause need not have intended harm.
害得 proves the cause intended to harm the affected person.
The result is framed as unwelcome; intention is not stated. Noise can be unintentional.
In the opening situation: 害得 presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result.
This normally assigns a negative effect, but playful exaggerations such as 害得我笑个不停 can be affectionate. The cause need not have intended harm. 害得 presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result.
Use the distinction
- to do harm to害(degree marker)得 presents the noise as causing an unwelcome result.
- This normally assigns a negative effect, but playful exaggerations such as made害得me我to laugh笑(measure word)个incessant不停 can be affectionate. The cause need not have intended harm.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.
Noise prevented you from sleeping well. 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.