iNdiCatiNG reSUlt, CoNClUSioN, PoteNtial, aNd exteNt
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扔掉 rēngdiào ‘to throw away’
你怎么把我的信给扔掉了？
你怎麼把我的信給扔掉了？
Nǐ zěnme bǎ wǒ de xìn gěi rēngdiào le?
Why did you throw away my letter?死掉 sǐdiào ‘to die’
我忘了浇水，花儿都死掉了。
我忘了澆水，花兒都死掉了。
Wǒ wàng le jiāo shuǐ, huār dōu sǐdiào le.
I forgot to water (them) and all of my flowers died.忘掉 wàngdiào ‘to forget completely’
你怎么能忘掉了这么要紧的事情？
你怎麼能忘掉了這麼要緊的事情？
Nǐ zěnme néng wàngdiào le zhème yàojǐn de shìqing?
How could you forget such an important thing?丢掉 diūdiào ‘to lose’
我的护照丢掉了。我得去报警。
我的護照丟掉了。我得去報警。
Wǒ de hùzhào diūdiào le. Wǒ děi qù bào jǐng.
I lost my passport. I have to report it to the police.- 得及 dejí, -不及 bují
及 jí only occurs in potential form. It means to be able to do an action on time.
来得及/來得及 láidejí ‘to be able to arrive on time’
来不及/來不及 láibují ‘to be unable to arrive on time’
Q: 我们现在去上课，来得及来不及？
我們現在去上課，來得及來不及？
Wǒmen xiànzài qù shàng kè, láidejí láibují?
If we go to class now, will we get there on time?A: 还有五分钟。快点儿走来得及。
還有五分鐘。快點兒走來得及。
Hái yǒu wǔfēn zhōng. Kuài diǎr zǒu láidejí.
We still have five minutes. If we go fast we can get there on time.- 得起 deqǐ, -不起 buqǐ
起 qǐ only occurs in potential form. Its most common meaning is to be able to afford to do
the verb.
吃得起 chīdeqǐ ‘to be able to afford to eat something’
吃不起 chībuqǐ ‘to be unable to afford to eat something’
Q: 天天在饭馆吃饭，吃得起吃不起？
天天在飯館吃飯，吃得起吃不起？
Tiāntiān zài fànguǎn chī fàn, chīdeqǐ chībuqǐ?
Can you afford to eat in a restaurant every day?A: 有的人吃得起，有的人吃不起。
Yǒude rén chīdeqǐ, yǒude rén chībuqǐ.
Some people can afford it, some can’t.