Adj + 得不得了 (extremely)
"Unbelievably happy"
- Adj + (degree marker)得desperately serious不得了 = "extremely … (beyond words)".
- happy高兴(degree marker)得desperately serious不得了 = "thrilled / over the moon."
- A vivid, spoken way to max out an adjective.
Adj + (degree marker)得desperately serious不得了
- (degree marker)得desperately serious不得了 piles intensity onto the adjective.
he他happy高兴extremely得不得了。
- happy高兴(degree marker)得desperately serious不得了 = "(he's) extremely happy."
Practice
He's extremely happy: 他高兴 ____。
Adj + 得不得了 = extremely: 高兴得不得了.
Practice
得不得了 comes after the adjective.
Yes — Adj + 得不得了: 高兴得不得了.
Strong, colloquial
- Reserved for genuinely extreme feeling: rope累(degree marker)得desperately serious不得了, 热得desperately serious不得了.
Explore
Correct or broken?
Adj + 得不得了 maxes the feeling — 得不得了 rides after the adjective, alone.
Practice
得不得了 expresses…
It's a strong, colloquial intensifier: 累得不得了.
Recap
Key idea
- Adj + (degree marker)得desperately serious不得了 — "extremely … (beyond words)"
- happy高兴(degree marker)得desperately serious不得了 · rope累(degree marker)得desperately serious不得了
- Strong and colloquial
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adjectives.