可 + Adj (emphatic) · 可 + 形容词 (+ 了)
Emphasise a firm refusal
- Friends ask you to join an outing, and you refuse firmly.
- 我可不去。 — 可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
Emphasise a firm refusal
- Friends ask you to join an outing, and you refuse firmly.
- I / me我see 可不是可不to go去。 — used in 可汗可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
Friends ask you to join an outing, and you refuse firmly. What does 我可不去。 communicate?
可 adds emphasis to the negative decision. This use differs from 可 as a short contrast connector. It does not add permission or ability to the sentence.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 可 + Adj (emphatic). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
today今天really可cold冷了！
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is used in 可汗可 + Adj (emphatic). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
today今天really可cold冷了！
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: It's really cold today: 今天 ____ 冷了!
可 + Adj + 了 intensifies: 今天可冷了 (it's really cold). · 可 + 形容词 + 了 加强语气:今天可冷了。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我可不去。: 可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I / me我see 可不是可不to go去。: used in 可汗可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 可 do to the adjective? · 可 对形容词起什么作用?
可 = an emphasis booster: 可冷了, 可好了. · 可 = 加强语气:可冷了、可好了。
Build: “It's really cold today!” · 排一排:“今天可冷了!”
可 + Adj + 了: 今天 + 可冷 + 了. · 可 + 形容词 + 了:今天 + 可冷 + 了。
Know the boundary
- This use differs from 可 as a short contrast connector.
- It does not add permission or ability to the sentence.
Know the boundary
- This use differs from used in 可汗可 as a short contrast connector.
- It does not add permission or ability to the sentence.
可 in this sentence grants permission to go.
This use differs from 可 as a short contrast connector. It does not add permission or ability to the sentence. 可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
Use the distinction
- 可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
- This use differs from 可 as a short contrast connector. It does not add permission or ability to the sentence.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- used in 可汗可 adds emphasis to the negative decision.
- This use differs from used in 可汗可 as a short contrast connector. It does not add permission or ability to the sentence.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.