害得 (cause sb to suffer)
"…and it made things worse for me"
- to do harm to害(degree marker)得 + Result = "cause (someone) to suffer (a bad outcome)".
- 你害(degree marker)得I / me我not / haven't没to sleep睡good好 = "you made me sleep badly."
- It blames a cause for an unwanted result.
(Cause) + to do harm to害(degree marker)得 + Bad Result
- to do harm to害(degree marker)得 pins a negative outcome on the cause.
the noise吵闹made害得me我not没sleep well睡好。
- to cause or lead to sth bad害得I / me我not / haven't没to sleep睡good好 = "(it) made me sleep badly."
Practice
The noise made me sleep badly: 吵闹 ____ 我没睡好。
(Cause) + 害得 + bad result: 害得我没睡好.
Practice
害得 can introduce a positive outcome.
No — 害得 is always negative (it blames a cause).
Always negative
- to do harm to害(degree marker)得 only introduces unwanted, harmful results.
Explore
Correct or broken?
害得 blames a cause for someone's SUFFERING — bad outcomes only.
Practice
What kind of result does 害得 introduce?
害得 always introduces an unwanted result.
Recap
Key idea
- (Cause) + to do harm to害(degree marker)得 + bad result — "cause (sb) to suffer …"
- 你害(degree marker)得I / me我not / haven't没to sleep睡good好
- Always a negative outcome — it assigns blame
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.