Questions & Answers about wǒ juéde zhè zhī gǒu tèbié kě'ài.
Why is there no 是 in 这只狗特别可爱? In English we say “This dog is very cute.”
In Chinese, adjectives like 可爱 behave a bit like verbs. You don’t usually need 是 before them when they describe a subject.
- Pattern: 这只狗特别可爱 = “This dog is especially cute.”
Structure: [subject] + [degree adverb] + [adjective]
Here: 这只狗 (subject) + 特别 (degree adverb) + 可爱 (adjective).
If you add 是 (这只狗是特别可爱的), it becomes more emphatic or contrastive, often used when you’re stressing or defending a point, or when the adjective phrase is in front of 的. For a simple neutral statement, you just say 这只狗特别可爱 without 是.
What exactly does 觉得 mean here, and how is it different from 想 or 认为?