Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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33.1


Variation 2


NP 1 [action verb + object] 跟/和 NP 2 [action verb 得] 一样 AV
NP 1 [action verb + object] 跟/和 NP 2 [action verb 得] 一樣 AV
NP 1 [action verb + object] gēn/hé NP 2 [action verb de] yīyàng AV
NP 1 and NP 2 perform the action verb equally AV

我吃饭跟他吃得一样多。
我吃飯跟他吃得一樣多。
Wǒ chī fàn gēn tā chī de yīyàng duō.
I eat as much as him.

The verb 有 yǒu can be used instead of 跟 gēn or 和 hé.


NP 1 有 NP 2 [action verb + object] [action verb 得] (这么/那么) AV
NP 1 有 NP 2 [action verb + object] [action verb 得] (這麼/那麼) AV
NP 1 yǒu NP 2 [action verb + object] [action verb de] (zhème /nàme) AV
NP 1 and NP 2 perform the action verb equally AV

弟弟有爸爸写字写得那么漂亮。
弟弟有爸爸寫字寫得那麼漂亮。
Dìdi yǒu bàba xiě zì xiě de nàme piàoliang.
Younger brother writes characters as beautifully as Dad.

or


NP 1 [action verb + object] [action verb 得] 有 NP 2 (这么/那么) AV
NP 1 [action verb + object] [action verb 得] 有 NP 2 (這麼/那麼) AV
NP 1 [action verb + object] [action verb de] yǒu NP 2 (zhème/nàme) AV
NP 1 performs the action verb as AV as NP 2

弟弟写字写得有爸爸那么漂亮。
弟弟寫字寫得有爸爸那麼漂亮。
Dìdi xiě zì xiě de yǒu bàba nàme piàoliang.
Younger brother writes characters as beautifully as Dad.

Be careful to repeat the verb if you include the object of the verb.


Say this Not this

我吃饭吃得跟他一样多。 *我吃饭得跟他一样多。
我吃飯吃得跟他一樣多。 我吃飯得跟他一樣多。
Wǒ chī fàn chī de gēn tā yīyàng duō. Wǒ chī fàn de gēn tā yīyàng duō.
I eat as much as he does.

弟弟写字写得有爸爸那么漂亮。 *弟弟写字得有爸爸那么漂亮。
弟弟寫字寫得有爸爸那麼漂亮。 弟弟寫字得有爸爸那麼漂亮。
Dìdi xiě zì xiě de yǒu bàba nàme
piàoliang.

Dìdi xiě zì de yǒu bàba nàme piàoliang.

Younger brother writes characters as nicely as Dad.

C31.1.2, 33.3.5, 33.4.3

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