得 de, děi, dé
HSK 2 character · 11 strokes · radical 彳
Meanings
- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to
- to obtain
Words with 得
- 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 得 děi: to have to
- 觉得 jué de: to think that ...; to feel that ...
- 记得 jì de: to remember
- 不得不 bù dé bù: have no choice or option but to
- 得意 dé yì: proud of oneself
- 获得 huò dé: to obtain; to receive; to get
- 来得及 lái de jí: to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
- 值得 zhí de: worth the money
Grammar: How well: verb + 得
Verb + 得 + Description
得 after a verb introduces a comment on how the action is done: well, fast, fluently... If the verb has an object, say the verb twice (说法语说得...) or put the object first. To negate, put 不 after 得, not before the verb.
Example sentences
我觉得冷。
I feel cold.
Tatoeba #352054 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我觉得很热。
I am hot.
Tatoeba #489080 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
想得好!
Good thinking!
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).