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Revision as of 09:10, 6 September 2012
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One way to intensify negative adjectives is to put 死了 (sǐle) after them. This is very similar to the phrase "to death" in English.
Subject + Negative adjective + 死了
Note that this structure is a degree complement.
Examples
- 我 饿 死了。
- 他 难看 死了。
- 你 胖 死了！
None of these sentences involves someone actually dying. As with "to death" in English, this structure simply intensifies the adjective. Notice how these are awkward to translate into English - 死了 is a lot more versatile than "to death".
