Adj + 得很 (very) · 形容词 + 得很
Describe a surprisingly quiet room
- You enter a room that is much quieter than expected.
- 这儿安静得很。 — 得很 intensifies the adjective after it.
Describe a surprisingly quiet room
- You enter a room that is much quieter than expected.
- here这儿quiet安静(degree marker)得very很。 — (degree marker)得very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 + 得很 (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。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Adj + (degree marker)得very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. · 形容词 + 得很 = 很……:安静得很。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这儿安静得很。: 得很 intensifies the adjective after it.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, here这儿quiet安静(degree marker)得very很。: (degree marker)得very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? · 得很 与 很 + 形容词 的位置如何?
很安静 (before) vs 安静得很 (after); both “very quiet”. · 很安静(前)vs 安静得很(后);都“很安静”。
Know the boundary
- 很安静 and 安静得很 can describe the same room.
- Emphasis depends on delivery; there is no fixed numerical difference.
Know the boundary
- very很quiet安静 and quiet安静(degree marker)得very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
- 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.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adjectives.
Use the distinction
- (degree marker)得very很 intensifies the adjective after it.
- very很quiet安静 and quiet安静(degree marker)得very很 can describe the same room. Emphasis depends on delivery; there is no fixed numerical difference.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adjectives.