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Formula

1
Verb + 得 + Adjective/Adjective phrase
2
Verb + Object + Verb + 得 + Complement

Definition

得 + Modal Complements (情态补语)

1, The structure "Verb + 得 + Modal Complement" is used to illustrate the action or the subject
 

2, The structure "Sb. + Verb + 得 + Modal Complement" is used to indicate something occurs to the doer of the action
 

3, The structure "Sb.1 + Verb + 得 + Sb.2 + Modal Complement" is used to express "the first person performs an action which causes the second person to experience something"
 

Example

Verb + 得 + Modal Complement - 1
is used to illustrate the action or the subject
Verb + 得 + Adjective/Adjective phrase
1
chàng
de
hěn
hǎo
  

She sings very well.

2
ge
哥哥
pǎo
de
hěn
kuài
  

Brother runs very fast.

Verb + 得 + Modal Complement - 2
It is used to indicate something occurs to the doer of the action (the subject that performs the action is the same one that experiences something)
eg, A performs an action. --> A experiences something.

3
tiào
de
lèi
le
  

He jumped and tired.

4
de
le
  

I was so angry that I cried.

Verb + 得 + Modal Complement - 3
It is used to express " the first person performs an action and causes the second person to experience something (the performer of the action is not the one that experiences something)".
eg, A performs an action. --> B experiences something.
5
de
jiā
大家
dōu
gǎn
shuōhuà
说话
  

Everyone is frightened out of speaking by him.

6
Shòuhuòyuán
售货员
shuō
de
jiā
大家
dōu
xiǎng
mǎi
zhè
jiàn
fu
衣服
le
  

Everyone wants to buy this dress after listening to the seller.

Verb + 得 + Modal Complement - 4
When the verb of a sentence is followed by an object such as 音乐, 游戏, 故事, 歌, etc., it should be repeated after the object.
Verb + Object + Verb + 得 + Complement
7
men
我们
tīng
yīnyuè
音乐
tīng
de
shuìzhāo
睡着
le
  

We fell asleep when we were listening to music.

8
kāichē
开车
kāi
de
hěn
kuài
  

He drives very fast.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with 得 and words given in the brackets:

 

1. 今天小丽( )很大声。 (哭)

2. 我今天下午打球( )手都疼了。 (打)

3. 他唱歌( )不好,大家都睡着了。 (唱)

4. 他给我们讲故事,大家( )哈哈大笑起来。 (听)

5. 他学汉语( )很快。 (学)

6. 小华被他( )脸都红了。 (批评)