Chinese grammar - Adverbs after the verb using 得 (de) |
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The second adverbial modifying particle used to form adverbs in Chinese is 得 (de). It is used when the modifying adverb/adjective appears after the verb. Turning an adjective into an adverb this what requires the connector 很 (hěn) before the adjective. So the pattern is [verb] + 得 + 很 + [adjective]. |
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他吃得很慢。
tā chī de hěn màn. He eats slowly.
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他跑得很快。
tā pǎo de hěn kuài. He runs fast. |
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他跳得很高。
tā tiào de hěn gāo. He jumps high. |
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她笑得很开心。
tā xiào de hěn kāixīn. She laughs happily. |
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她听得很仔细。
tā tīng de hěn zǐxì. She listens carefully.
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他们玩得很高兴。
tāmen wán de hěn gāoxìng. They play happily. |
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我们走得很远。
wǒmen zǒu de hěn yuǎn. We walked far. |
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他画得很漂亮。
tā huà de hěn piàoliang. He draws beautifully. |
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她睡得很少。
tā shuì de hěn shǎo. She sleeps little.
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我喝得很快。
wǒ hē de hěn kuài. I drink very fast. |
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他们聊得很开心。
tāmen liáo de hěn kāixīn. They chatted happily. |
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他走得很慢。
tā zǒu de hěn màn. He walks slowly. |
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如果他吃得好，就会更健康。
rúguǒ tā chī de hǎo,#jiù huì gèng jiànkāng. If he eats well, he will be even healthier.
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[subject] [verb] + 
