Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
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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"