if i want to say the 饺子 tasted good can i say:饺子尝得很好。i can 't understand the use of this verb.
verb 尝
george--124
June 1, 2017
Robert-C7
June 4, 2017
The verb in that sentence is 尝 and the complement is 很好. The particle 得 connects the verb to the complement.
This page may help explain the grammar behind this.
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22
This page may help explain the grammar behind this.
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22
Lin-Ping
August 13, 2017
大家好！
尝 is a verb that means 'to taste' in the physical and verbal sense, but not in the descriptive sense. Therefore, we could say something like:
这些饺子我可以尝一尝吗？
Zhèxiē jiǎozi wǒ kěyǐ chángyīcháng ma?
Can I try these dumplings?
However, if we want to say that they taste good, we need to say that their taste or flavour is good. For example:
这些饺子味道很好！
Zhèxiē jiǎozi wèidao hěnhǎo!
These dumplings taste good! (literally: the flavour of these dumplings is good!)
Unfortunately we can't always translate things directly and have to take a round-about route to our final goal. I hope this has cleared things up!
Keep up the good work!
- Lin Ping
尝 is a verb that means 'to taste' in the physical and verbal sense, but not in the descriptive sense. Therefore, we could say something like:
这些饺子我可以尝一尝吗？
Zhèxiē jiǎozi wǒ kěyǐ chángyīcháng ma?
Can I try these dumplings?
However, if we want to say that they taste good, we need to say that their taste or flavour is good. For example:
这些饺子味道很好！
Zhèxiē jiǎozi wèidao hěnhǎo!
These dumplings taste good! (literally: the flavour of these dumplings is good!)
Unfortunately we can't always translate things directly and have to take a round-about route to our final goal. I hope this has cleared things up!
Keep up the good work!
- Lin Ping
Robert-C7
August 13, 2017
Thank you for clarifying that. It makes sense.