你游泳游得怎么样

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de zěnmeyàng

How Well Do You Swim?

Pattern 1

[Verb] + 得 + [Adjective / Complement Phrase]

[Dòngcí] + de + [Xíngróngcí / Bǔyǔ]

The complement of degree is linked to the verb using the structural particle '得' to describe the manner, degree, or result of an action.

Examples

我游得不错，能游八百米呢。

Wǒ yóu de búcuò, néng yóu bābǎi mǐ ne.

I swim pretty well; I can even swim 800 meters.

Pattern 2

[Verb] + [Object] + [Repeat Verb] + 得…… / [Object] + [V] + 得……

[V] + [O] + [V] + de... / [O] + [V] + de...

When a verb takes an object and a complement of degree, the verb must be repeated after the object (V+O+V+得), or the object must be fronted before the verb (O+V+得).

Examples

你游泳游得怎么样？/ 他球踢得真棒。

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de zěnmeyàng? / Tā qiú tī de zhēn bàng.

How well do you swim? / He plays ball really wonderfully.

Pattern 3

[Verb] + 得 + 不 + [Adjective] (Negative degree)

[Dòngcí] + de + bù + [Xíngróngcí]

The negative form of a complement of degree places '不' right in front of the adjective complement, NOT before the verb.

Examples

会一点儿，不过踢得不怎么样。

Huì yìdiǎnr, búguò tī de bù zěnmeyàng.

I can play a bit, but I don't play very well.

Pattern 4

会 (learned skill) vs 会 (possibility / judgment)

huì (jìnéng) vs huì (kěnéngxìng)

The modal verb '会' expresses learned ability (can/know how to) or indicates future possibility/likelihood (will/likely to happen).

Examples

你会游泳吗？/ 我估计巴西队会赢。

Nǐ huì yóuyǒng ma? / Wǒ gūjì Bāxīduì huì yíng.

Can you swim? / I estimate that the Brazilian team will win.

Pattern 5

[Subject] + 得 (děi) + [Verb] (Obligation / Must do)

[Zhǔyǔ] + děi + [Dòngcí]

The modal verb '得' (pronounced děi) indicates objective or circumstantial necessity (must / have to). Its negative form is '不用' (need not).

Examples

我女朋友要去听音乐会，我得陪她。

Wǒ nǚpéngyou yào qù tīng yīnyuèhuì, wǒ děi péi tā.

My girlfriend wants to go to a concert, so I have to accompany her.