Potential Complements (得/唔)

2 languages

Chinese可能补语

B1Verb + 得/不 + complement for ability/possibility: 看得见 (can see), 听不懂 (can't understand). Affirmative: 得, Negative: 不. Very common pattern.

Cantonese能力補語

B1Verb + 得 dak1 + complement means 'can achieve result'; verb + 唔 m4 + complement means 'cannot achieve result'. Pattern: V-得-RC (can) vs V-唔-RC (cannot).

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