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| − | [[Potential complement]]s can be positive or negative. What this means is fairly intuitive - potential complements can be used to express that something ''can'' happen or that it ''can't''. | + | #REDIRECT[[Potential complement]] |
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| − | The structure is:
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Verb + 得 / 不 + [complement]
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| − | </div>
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| − | Here ''[complement]'' is the second part of the potential complement after 得 (positive) or 不 (negative). So if the verb can be ''adjective'', 得 is used. If the verb can not be ''adjective'', 不 is used.
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| − | Some examples:
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 汉字 他 写 <em>得</em> 好。
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| − | * 汉字 我 写 <em>不</em> 好。
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| − | * 中文 你 说 <em>得</em> 很 好听。
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| − | </div>
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| − | Note that the potential complement and [[degree complement]] can often appear to be the same; the difference can usually be seen from context.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Potential complement "bu xia"]]
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| − | *[[Potential complement "bu dong"]]
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| − | == Sources and and further reading ==
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| − | === Websites ===
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| − | ==== Yale ====
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| − | * [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/potential/grammar/potential.htm The Potential Complement]
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| − | * [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/degree/grammar/Degree-6.htm Potential Complement And Degree Complement In Contrast]
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| − | [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
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| − | [[Category:Potential complement]]
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