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 positive adjectives. This is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 means "extreme" or "utmost," so using this grammar pattern takes your positive adjectives to the extreme!

Structure

It's as simple as using 极了 after the positive adjective.

Subj. + Positive Adj. + 极了

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.

Examples

  • 好看 极了hǎokàn jíle.She is very pretty.
  • 这 个 啤酒 好喝 极了Zhège píjiǔ hǎohē jíle.This beer is very tasty.
  • 你的 中文 极了Nǐ de Zhōngwén hǎo jíle.Your Chinese is very good!

Remember to add the 了, since this is sort of an exclamatory statement similar to 太好了. It would be incorrect without it.

  • 今天 我 的 精神 好 Jīntiān wǒ de jīngshén hǎo .
  • 今天 我 的 精神 好 极了Jīntiān wǒ de jīngshén hǎo jíle.

See also

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