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State complements, also known as "complements of state" in English, are 状态补语 (literally, "state complement") in Chinese. Many state complements are similar to degree complements but some
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State complements describe an achieved state of an action. State complements are usually adjective phrases (adverb + adjective) but can take the form of verbal phrases, subject-predicate phrase or other complements. State complements that are adjective phrases often appear the same as degree complements and thus often lumped together with degree complements in textbooks but some state complements are a very distinct form of complement.
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==Different Kinds of State Complements==
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In a state complement phrase the verb must be followed by 得 then the complement follows. The most common type of state complement of state, where the complement is an adjective phrase, is formed by placing the adjective phrase after 得. If the verb taking a complement also has an object the should occur after the object and before 得. The sentence is negated by putting 不 in place of the adverb (not before the verb) Some examples:
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|+Adjective Phrases as State Complements
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! Subject !! (Verb) !! Object !! Verb !! 得 !! Adverb !! Adjective !! Particle
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| 她 || (来) || 校园 || 来 || 得 || 很 || 晚 || 了
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| 马先生 ||  || || 住 || 得 || 不 || 好
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| 他们 || || ||玩儿 || 得 || 很 || 快乐
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==State Complements in Questions==
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==References and Further Reading==
  
 
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Revision as of 08:13, 9 August 2011

Also known as: 状态补语 (kuàngtàibǔyǔ) and complement of state.

State complements describe an achieved state of an action. State complements are usually adjective phrases (adverb + adjective) but can take the form of verbal phrases, subject-predicate phrase or other complements. State complements that are adjective phrases often appear the same as degree complements and thus often lumped together with degree complements in textbooks but some state complements are a very distinct form of complement.

Different Kinds of State Complements

In a state complement phrase the verb must be followed by 得 then the complement follows. The most common type of state complement of state, where the complement is an adjective phrase, is formed by placing the adjective phrase after 得. If the verb taking a complement also has an object the should occur after the object and before 得. The sentence is negated by putting 不 in place of the adverb (not before the verb) Some examples:

Adjective Phrases as State Complements
Subject (Verb) Object Verb 得 Adverb Adjective Particle
她 (来) 校园 来 得 很 晚 了
马先生 住 得 不 好
他们 玩儿 得 很 快乐



State Complements in Questions

References and Further Reading

Books

Websites

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