Adj + 得很 (very)
IntroducedDescribe a surprisingly quiet room
- You enter a room that is much quieter than expected.
- here这儿quiet安静(degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很。 — (degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很 intensifies the adjective after it.
You enter a room that is much quieter than expected. What does 这儿安静得很。 communicate?
得很 intensifies the adjective after it. 很安静 and 安静得很 can describe the same room. Emphasis depends on delivery; there is no fixed numerical difference.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Adj + (degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很 (very). 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.
here这儿quiet安静very得很。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: It's very quiet here: 这儿安静 ____。
Adj + 得很 = very: 安静得很.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, here这儿quiet安静(degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很。: (degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很 intensifies the adjective after it.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Where does 得很 go relative to 很 + Adj?
很安静 (before) vs 安静得很 (after); both “very quiet”.
Know the boundary
- degree / adjective linker很quiet安静 and quiet安静(degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很 can describe the same room.
- Emphasis depends on delivery; there is no fixed numerical difference.
安静得很 places the intensifier after the adjective, while 很安静 puts it before.
Both forms can describe a quiet room. Emphasis is contextual, not a fixed intensity ranking.
得很 must go before 安静.
很安静 and 安静得很 can describe the same room. Emphasis depends on delivery; there is no fixed numerical difference. 得很 intensifies the adjective after it.
Use the distinction
- (degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很 intensifies the adjective after it.
- degree / adjective linker很quiet安静 and quiet安静(degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很 can describe the same room. Emphasis depends on delivery; there is no fixed numerical difference.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adjectives.
You enter a room that is much quieter than expected. 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.