Difference between revisions of "Adjectival complement "de budeliao""
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{{Basic Grammar|得|B2|Adj + 得不得了|爸爸 气 <em> 得 不得了</em>，你 要 倒霉 啦。|grammar point|ASGB8BWA}} | {{Basic Grammar|得|B2|Adj + 得不得了|爸爸 气 <em> 得 不得了</em>，你 要 倒霉 啦。|grammar point|ASGB8BWA}} | ||
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{{Similar|Adjectival Complement "de hen"}} | {{Similar|Adjectival Complement "de hen"}} | ||
{{Similar|Positive adjectives with "-ji le"}} | {{Similar|Positive adjectives with "-ji le"}} | ||
{{Similar|Negative adjectives with "-si le"}} | {{Similar|Negative adjectives with "-si le"}} | ||
{{Similar|Descriptive complements}} | {{Similar|Descriptive complements}} | ||
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{{Used for|Expressing degree}} | {{Used for|Expressing degree}} | ||
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得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used as a complement to suggest a situation is serious, or is likely to result in perhaps terrible consequences. It can be used in a positive sense, like in English when we say "I'm terribly happy".
Structure
Adjective + 得不得了
Examples
- 升职 的 事情 让 他 高兴 得 不得了。
- 嗨，他 跟 老总 的 关系 好 得 不得了，你 一定 要 小心！
- 爸爸 气 得 不得了，你 要 倒霉 啦。
- 她的妈妈刚去世， 她难过 得 不得了。
See also
- Adjectival Complement "de hen"
- Descriptive Complements
- Negative adjectives with "-si le"
- Positive adjectives with "-ji le"
Sources and further reading
Books
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 134-5)→buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 53)→buy
