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How to use "V 得/不 + complements" and "N+呢“

“V 得/不 + complements” indicate whether or not a result can be obtained or a goal be reached;“N+呢” to ask about where somebody or something is.

Language points

In Chinese, “V 得/不 + complements” indicate whether or not a result can be obtained or a goal be reached.

For example:

看得见

看不见

听得清楚

听不清楚

In Chinese, N+呢 is used to ask about where somebody or something is.

For example: 妈妈呢? means Where is mum?

你的手机呢?means 你的手机在哪儿?

Dialogue 1

周明:我的眼镜呢?怎么突然找不到了?你看见了吗?

周太太:我没看见啊。

周明:我离不开眼镜,没有眼镜,我一个字也看不清楚。

周太太:你去房间找找,是不是刚才放在桌上了?

周明:我怎么看得到啊?你快过来帮忙啊。

周太太:好吧,我帮你去找找。

Please answer the following questions in Chinese according to the dialogue.

周太太让周明去哪儿找?

现在周太太要做什么?

现在你能用你的话说一遍对话吗?

周明在找眼镜,他离不开眼镜,因为没有眼镜,他一个字也看不清楚。周太太让他去房间找找,周明让周太太帮他找,因为现在他什么也看不到。

Homework

你是不是也有朋友常常找不到东西?

问问他们赏析找不到什么?是怎么请人帮忙的?

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