III. Sentence structures with resultative complements

The resultative complement is a verb or stative verb suffixed to the main verb. A few things to remember when constructing a sentence in which the verb takes a resultative complement are:

  1. Nothing can be placed between the verb and the complement.


    Wǒ kànjiàn tā le.
    我看见她了。
    I saw her.

  2. If le is used, it should be placed at the end of the sentence.

  3. If the object has a modifier, the object is often placed at the beginning of the sentence.


    Nà gè wèntí wǒ huídá duì le.
    那个问题我回答对了。
    I answered that question correctly.

    The following examples show how resultative complements are used in declarative, negative, interrogative and sentences.