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= Potential complement =
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- Level[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points B1]
- Similar to
- [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Potential_complement_%22-bu_dong%22_for_not_understanding Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding] (A2)
- [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Direction_complement Direction complement] (B1)
- [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_potential_complements Advanced potential complements] (B2)
- [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_result_complements Advanced result complements] (B2)
- [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22zhao%22_as_complement Using "zhao" as complement] (B2)
- Used for[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_actions Describing actions]
- Keywords[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%BE%97 得], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D 不]
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== Contents ==
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* [[#Affirmative_Form|1 Affirmative Form]]
** [[#Structure|1.1 Structure]]
** [[#Examples|1.2 Examples]]
* [[#Negative_Form|2 Negative Form]]
** [[#Structure_2|2.1 Structure]]
** [[#Examples_2|2.2 Examples]]
* [[#Potential_Complement_with_Objects|3 Potential Complement with Objects]]
* [[#Advanced_Potential_Complements|4 Advanced Potential Complements]]
* [[#See_also|5 See also]]
* [[#Sources_and_and_further_reading|6 Sources and and further reading]]
** [[#Books|6.1 Books]]
** [[#Websites|6.2 Websites]]
*** [[#Yale|6.2.1 Yale]]
Subj. + Verb + 得 + Complement
=== Examples ===
* 你 没 戴 眼镜 ,看 ''得'' '''清楚''' 吗 ?You didn't wear glasses. Can you see things clearly?
* 他 这么 粗心 ,做 ''得'' '''好''' 吗 ?He'a so careless. Can he do it well?
* 你 这么 聪明 ,肯定 学 ''得'' '''会''' 。You're so smart. You can definitely learn this.
* 早上 五点 出发 ,孩子们 起 ''得'' '''来''' 吗 ? We're leaving at five a.m.. Will the kids be able to get up?
* 这么 高 的 山 ,你 爬 ''得'' '''上去''' 吗 ?The mountain is so high. Can you make it to the top?
== Negative Form ==
=== Structure ===
Subj. + Verb + 不 + Complement
=== Examples ===
* 你 的 声音 太 小 了 ,我们 听 ''不'' '''见''' 。Your voice is too soft. We can't hear you.
* 这里 太 暗 了 ,我 看 ''不'' '''清楚''' 。It's too dim here. I can't see clearly.
* 这个 自行车 太 破 了 ,谁 都 修 ''不'' '''好''' 。This bike is so broken. Nobody can fix it.
* 她 的 腿 受伤 了 ,站 ''不'' '''起来''' 了 。Her leg is injured. She can't stand.
* 包 太 小 了 ,手机 放 ''不'' '''进去''' 。The bag is too small. I can't fit the cell phone in it.
== Potential Complement with Objects ==
Objects in sentences with potential complements can occur either after the complement or at the beginning of a sentence.
A few examples:
* 你 听 ''得'' '''懂''' 上海话 吗 ?Can you understand Shanghai dialect?
* 她 这么 小 ,看 ''得'' '''懂''' 这 本 书 吗 ?She's so young. Can she really understand this book?
* 我怕 我 做 ''不'' '''好''' 这份 工作 。I'm afraid that I can't do this job well.
* 这 种 手机 现在 买 ''不'' '''到''' 了 。You can't buy this type of cell phone now.
* 这本书 我 一个星期 肯定 看 ''得'' '''完''' 。I can definitely finish reading this book within one week.
== Advanced Potential Complements ==
There are actually quite a few potential complements out there, and this article touches on some of the simplest and most common ones. Be aware that there are many more, but they all follow the same basic pattern outlined here. You can also see our article on [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_potential_complements advanced potential complements].
== See also ==
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complements Result complements]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_potential_complements Advanced potential complements]
== Sources and and further reading ==
=== Books ===
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar] (pp. 71) [http://amzn.to/2ykU1OD →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 191) [http://amzn.to/2xCpX2m →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87) Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)] (pp. 197) [http://amzn.to/2hbyxKi →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2 Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2] (pp. 291) [http://amzn.to/2femBuy →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Practicing_HSK_Grammar_(%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%B2%BE%E8%AE%B2%E7%B2%BE%E7%82%BC) Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)] (pp. 125) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Contemporary_Chinese_2_(%E5%BD%93%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%872) Contemporary Chinese 2 (当代中文2)] (pp. 63) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7800529029/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7800529029 →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3) New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)] (pp. 99) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
=== Websites ===
==== Yale ====
* [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/potential/grammar/potential.htm The Potential Complement]
* [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/degree/grammar/Degree-6.htm Potential Complement And Degree Complement In Contrast]
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