谅 (I bet / I'll wager …)
"I bet he wouldn't dare"
- to show understanding谅 + Subj + Verb Phrase = "I bet / I'll wager (…wouldn't dare / can't)".
- to show understanding谅he / him他also也不敢 = "I bet he wouldn't dare."
- to show understanding谅 voices confident certainty that someone won't act.
to show understanding谅 + Subject + Verb Phrase
- to show understanding谅 expresses sure conviction that an action won't happen.
I bet谅he他either也not不dare敢。
- to show understanding谅he / him他also也不敢 = "I bet he wouldn't dare."
Explore
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谅 wagers on someone's limits: I bet he wouldn't dare.
Practice
I bet he wouldn't dare: ____ 他也不敢。
谅 + Subj + VP = I bet … won't: 谅他也不敢.
Practice
谅 usually pairs with a negative (不敢 / 不会).
Yes — 谅 + Subj + 不敢 / 不会 ….
Recap
Key idea
- to show understanding谅 + Subj + Verb Phrase — "I bet / I'll wager (… won't / wouldn't dare)"
- to show understanding谅he / him他also也不敢 · to show understanding谅you你also也improbable不会variant of 说说
- Confident certainty that someone won't act
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Verbs.
Practice
谅 expresses…
谅你也不会说 = I bet you won't tell.