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woliveri

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I'm listening to an audio tape and they keep using the pattern "de hen". (sorry, I don't have character input on this computer).

Something like this. wo tingshuo jintian de tianqi leng de hen.

hen3 = very

Does this pattern make sense?

Thanks,

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Yeah, it makes sense. I don't have a grammatical explanation, but it is just another construction you’ve got to learn. It's kind of unusual, since in most cases in Chinese, what is being described comes AFTER the "describer". Now, there are a few examples, one being 极了,e.g. 这个东西好极了 where this is simply not the case.

Another one is what you just mentioned, the 得很 construction. You can really use with anything, it is one of those convenient constructions that you don’t want to live without. No, wait, I think I am exaggerating, don’t think I ever really use it.

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