形容词 + 得很 xíngróngcí + de hěn

形容词 + 得很(xíngróngcí + de hěn)means “Adjective + 得很: a colloquial way to say 'very / extremely' — 好得很 'really good', 累得很 'dead tired'.”. Placed after an adjective (or a psych verb like 喜欢), 得很 expresses a high degree, roughly '…a lot / very'. Formation: 形容词 + 得很(= 非常……)

Adjective + 得很: a colloquial way to say 'very / extremely' — 好得很 'really good', 累得很 'dead tired'.

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Formation

形容词 + 得很(= 非常……)

Explanation

Placed after an adjective (or a psych verb like 喜欢), 得很 expresses a high degree, roughly '…a lot / very'. It is colloquial and always follows the adjective, unlike 很 which precedes it: 好得很 = 很好 but more emphatic and casual. Common with feelings and evaluations: 忙得很 'super busy', 喜欢得很 'like it a lot'. It cannot take a further complement after it and is not negated directly. 得 is neutral tone.

Examples

这里的东西便宜得很
zhèlǐ de dōngxi piányi de hěn.
The things here are really cheap.
我今天累得很
wǒ jīntiān lèi de hěn.
I'm dead tired today.

Note

得 neutral: hǎo de hěn. More casual than 非常; mostly spoken.

FAQ

形容词 + 得很 — what does it mean and how is it used?

Adjective + 得很: a colloquial way to say 'very / extremely' — 好得很 'really good', 累得很 'dead tired'.. Placed after an adjective (or a psych verb like 喜欢), 得很 expresses a high degree, roughly '…a lot / very'. It is colloquial and always follows the adjective, unlike 很 which precedes it: 好得很 = 很好 but more emphatic and casual. Common with feelings and evaluations: 忙得很 'super busy', 喜欢得很 'like it a lot'. It cannot take a further complement after it and is not negated directly. 得 is neutral tone.

形容词 + 得很 — how do you form it?

形容词 + 得很(= 非常……)

形容词 + 得很 — any usage notes?

得 neutral: hǎo de hěn. More casual than 非常; mostly spoken.

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