Difference between revisions of "Adjectives with "-ji le""

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Just as 死了 (sǐle) can be used to intensify negative adjectives, 极了 (jíle) can be used to intensify both positive and negative adjectives. This is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 means "extreme" or "utmost."

This structure is technically a kind of degree complement, and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得.

Subj. + Adj. + 极了

Some examples with a positive connotation:

这个主意好极了。Zhège zhǔyi hǎo jíle.This idea is perfect.
味道好极了 ! Wèidào hǎo jíle.The taste is perfect!
他的英文棒极了。Tā de Yīngwén bàng jíle.His English is perfect.
婚礼热闹极了。Hūnlǐ rènao jíle.The wedding was very lively.
图书馆一点声音都没有，安静极了。Túshūguǎn yīdiǎn shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu, ānjìng jíle.There is no sound at all in the library. It's really quiet.

Some examples with a negative connotation:

昨天的派对无聊极了 ! Zuótiān de pàiduì wúliáo jíle!Yesterday's party was so boring!
他那么生气，我们都害怕极了。Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu hàipà jíle.He was so angry. We were all very scared.
高考那天，我紧张极了。Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ jǐnzhāng jíle.I was really nervous the day I took the college entrance examination.
这件事让我们都尴尬极了。Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒmen dōu gāngà jíle.This matter made us all very embarrassed.
那个男孩讨厌极了 ! Nàge nánhái tǎoyàn jíle.That boy is really annoying.

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-Remember to add the 了, since this is sort of an exclamatory statement similar to [[Expressing_"excessively"_with_"tai"|太好了]].
-It would be incorrect without it.
 == See also ==