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de

得dede
complement marker
FromLesson 3inHardcore Chinese

Usages of de

你nǐ　能néng　写xiě　得de　很hěn　好hǎo　吗ma？nǐ néng xiě de hěn hǎo ma?
Can you write well?
她tā　说shuō　得de　很hěn　好hǎo。tā shuō de hěn hǎo.
She speaks very well.
医生yīshēng　和hé　护士hùshi　在zài　医院yīyuàn　照顾zhàogù　他tā，　照顾zhàogù　得de　很hěn　认真rènzhēn。yīshēng hé hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, zhàogù de hěn rènzhēn.
The doctor and the nurse take care of him in the hospital, and they do it very attentively.
只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　中文zhōngwén，　你nǐ　就jiù　会huì　说shuō　得de　更gèng　好hǎo。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
我Wǒ　不bù　太tài　听tīng　得de　清楚qīngchu，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？Wǒ bù tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?
I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?
我们Wǒmen　必须bìxū　把bǎ　今天jīntiān　的de　练习liànxí　做zuò　得de　很hěn　清楚qīngchu，　明天míngtiān　复习fùxí　的de　时候shíhou　才cái　更gèng　简单jiǎndān。Wǒmen bìxū bǎ jīntiān de liànxí zuò de hěn qīngchu, míngtiān fùxí de shíhou cái gèng jiǎndān.
We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
她tā　觉得juéde　鸡蛋jīdàn　很hěn　简单jiǎndān，　但是dànshì　做zuò　得de　好吃hǎochī　不bù　容易róngyì。tā juéde jīdàn hěn jiǎndān, dànshì zuò de hǎochī bù róngyì.
She thinks eggs are very simple, but it’s not easy to make them delicious.
今Jīn天tiān　老板lǎobǎn　在zài　会议室huìyìshì　开会kāihuì　开kāi　得de　很hěn　晚wǎn。Jīntiān lǎobǎn zài huìyìshì kāihuì kāi de hěn wǎn.
Today the boss had a meeting in the meeting room and worked until very late.
他tā　今天jīntiān　走错路zǒucuòlù　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　来lái　得de　很hěn　晚wǎn。tā jīntiān zǒucuòlù le, suǒyǐ lái de hěn wǎn.
He went the wrong way today, so he arrived very late.
我wǒ　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　吃chī　得de　太tài　饱bǎo，　吃chī　得de　太tài　多duō　晚上wǎnshang　就jiù　睡shuì　不bù　好hǎo。wǒ bù xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō wǎnshang jiù shuì bù hǎo.
I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　不bù　是shì　为了wèile　赢yíng，　而是érshì　为了wèile　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　一起yìqǐ　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bù shì wèile yíng, érshì wèile gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán de hěn gāoxìng.
She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.
这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
那nà　家jiā　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　音乐yīnyuè　放fàng　得de　很hěn　大dà，　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　也yě　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　太tài　吵chǎo。nà jiā tǐyùguǎn yīnyuè fàng de hěn dà, yǒu rén juéde hěn yǒuyìsi, yě yǒu rén juéde tài chǎo.
In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.
她tā　哥哥gēge　在zài　客厅kètīng　里lǐ　玩wán　游戏机yóuxìjī，　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā gēge zài kètīng lǐ wán yóuxìjī, wán de hěn gāoxìng.
Her older brother is playing on a game console in the living room and is very happy.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　好转hǎozhuǎn　得de　很hěn　慢màn，　可能kěnéng　这zhè　两liǎng　天tiān　都dōu　不bù　能néng　出去chūqù。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.
She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.
她tā　去qù　医院yīyuàn　去qù　得de　太tài　晚wǎn，　差点儿chàdiǎnr　没méi　挂上号guàshànghào。tā qù yīyuàn qù de tài wǎn, chàdiǎnr méi guàshànghào.
She got to the hospital too late and almost failed to get registered.
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