diff --git a/Complements.md b/Complements.md index 513dda5..4da3e02 100644 --- a/Complements.md +++ b/Complements.md @@ -14,4 +14,55 @@ Verb + 得 + (Degree Adverb + Adjective) ## Questions Questions can be formed in this pattern, either affirmative-negative, or interrogative: -1. \ No newline at end of file +1. 古波学得认真不认真? + Gǔbō xué de rènzhēn bu rènzhēn? + Does Gubo study conscientously? +2. 爸爸走得很快吗? + Bàba zǒu de hěn kuài ma? + Does Dad walk fast? +3. 他准备得怎么样? + tā zhǔnbèi de zěnmeyàng? + How did he do in his preparation? + +## Verbs with Objects and Complements +What if a verb takes an object and is modified by a complement. + +### Establishing Another Verbal Unit +In this case, the verb is repeated - first with the object, then modified by the complement: +``` +Verb + Object + Verb + Complement +``` +1. 他说英语说得很慢 + tā shuō de yīngyǔ shuō de hěn màn + He speaks English slowly +2. 他回答问题回答得非常好 + tā huídá wèntí huídá de fēicháng hǎo + He answers questions very well +3. 他写汉字写得不整齐 + tā xiě hànzì xiě de bù zhěngqí + He doesn't write Chinese characters neatly +4. 他吃饭吃得多不多? + tā chī fàn chī de duō bu duō? + Does he eat much? +5. 他整理房间整理得怎么样? + tā zhěnglǐ fángjiān zhěnglǐ de zěnmeyàng? + How did he do in cleaning his room? + +### Topicalisation +Topicalisation involves moving the object to the front of the sentence: either before the predicate, or before the entire sentence. The object must represent some known information. In this case, we don't have to repeat the verb: +``` +Subject + Object + Verb + Complement + or +Object + Subject + Verb + Complement +``` + +1. He is doing quite well in his studying of Chinese: + a. 他学汉语学得很不错。 + b. 他汉语学得很不错。 + c. 汉语他学得很不错。 +2. He answered those questions expeditiously: + a. 他回答那些问题回答得很快。 + b. 他那些问题回答得很快。 + c. 那些问题他回答得很快。 + +Generally, it's more common to move the object to the front of the sentence when the object is lengthy or complicated (so: use examples (c) above). \ No newline at end of file