Verb / Adj + 坏了 (broken / to an extreme)
IntroducedAn extreme feeling differs from literal damage
- Someone is worn out after a demanding day.
- I我to become exhausted累坏(completed / change)了。 — extremely坏(completed / change)了 intensifies the exhaustion in this adjective phrase.
Someone is worn out after a demanding day. What does 我累坏了。 communicate?
坏了 intensifies the exhaustion in this adjective phrase. 机器坏了 instead predicates that the machine is broken. It is not the same grammatical structure as 把机器摔坏了, which gives the result of an action.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Verb / Adj + extremely坏(completed / change)了 (broken / to an extreme). 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.
I我tired累extremely坏了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I'm completely worn out: 我累 ____ 了。
Adj + 坏了 = to an extreme: 累坏了 (worn out).
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I我to become exhausted累坏(completed / change)了。: extremely坏(completed / change)了 intensifies the exhaustion in this adjective phrase.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
急坏了 means…
坏了 pushes the feeling to its limit: 急坏了, 累坏了.
Know the boundary
- machine机器extremely坏(completed / change)了 instead predicates that the machine is broken.
- It is not the same grammatical structure as (把: marks the object)把machine机器to drop and break摔坏(completed / change)了, which gives the result of an action.
机器坏了 uses 坏了 in its literal “broken” sense.
Yes — literal: 机器坏了 (the machine broke).
累坏了 means the speaker is literally a broken machine.
机器坏了 instead predicates that the machine is broken. It is not the same grammatical structure as 把机器摔坏了, which gives the result of an action. 坏了 intensifies the exhaustion in this adjective phrase.
Use the distinction
- extremely坏(completed / change)了 intensifies the exhaustion in this adjective phrase.
- machine机器extremely坏(completed / change)了 instead predicates that the machine is broken. It is not the same grammatical structure as (把: marks the object)把machine机器to drop and break摔坏(completed / change)了, which gives the result of an action.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Complements.
Someone is worn out after a demanding day. 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.