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Potential Complements

Potential Complements. IC Level I Part 2 P. 173. Review: Resultative Complements. Verb +. Adjective. Another Verb. Denotes the result of the action. Resultative Complements. Verb 卖 : action. 小白菜 卖 完 了。. Verb 完： result. Baby bok choy is sold out. Review: Resultative Complements.

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Potential Complements

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  1. Potential Complements IC Level I Part 2 P. 173 Lziegler

  2. Review: Resultative Complements Verb + Adjective Another Verb Denotes the result of the action Lziegler

  3. Resultative Complements Verb 卖: action 小白菜卖完了。 Verb 完：result Babybokchoy is sold out. Lziegler

  4. Review: Resultative Complements Verb 看: action 那个人你看清楚了吗？ Adjective 清楚：result Did you see clearly on that person? Lziegler

  5. Negative FormResultative Complement A: 那个人我看清楚了。 没(有) 不 N: 那个人我 ________看清楚。 I didn’t see clearly who that person was. Lziegler

  6. Negative FormResultative Complement Rule: 没有+Verb Phrase 那个人我 没（有）看清楚。 I didn’t see clearly who that person was. Lziegler

  7. Negative FormResultative Complement Q: Is it wrong to use 不？ 不 那个人我 ____看_____ 清楚。 I can’t see clearly who that person was. It implies that either because of my poor vision or something was in the way for me to see clearly. Lziegler

  8. Prefix, infix, suffix An infix is a bound morpheme that is inserted into a word to derive a new word. There are two infixes in standard Chinese which indicate "possibility" 得, or alternatively "impossibility" 不. 看见 - see 看见他 (see him) 看得见他 (can see him) 看不见他 (can't see him) 找到 (find) 找得到 (can find) 找不到 (can’t find) • Prefix • 老、小、第、初 • 老王、小高、 • 第一、初一 • Suffix • 子、头、员 • 桌子、指头、 • 服务员 Lziegler

  9. Potential Complements 得/不 Verb + _________ + Resulative Complements 跳舞太难，我学不会。 Dance is too difficult, I can’t learn it. Infix: 得 – Possibility Infix: 不 - Impossibility Lziegler

  10. Examples 得/不 Verb + 会 学 会 Verb + 懂 看懂 听懂 Verb + 清楚 看清楚 听清楚 想清楚 得/不 Can/can’t learn 得/不 Can/can’t understand by reading/hearing Can/can’t see by looking at /listening to it Lziegler

  11. Comparison： 没有 +VerbPhrase 没卖完 没看清楚 没写对 Verb+ 不 +Verb/Adj. 卖不完 （too many) • 看不清楚 （poor vision) 写不对 (too difficult) Denotes the action didn’t have the result Denotes that something prohibits the action to be completed Lziegler

  12. 谚语： • 吃不到葡萄，就说葡萄酸。 • 英文意思是： Lziegler

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