Lesson 8 Grammar
Directional Complements Suggesting Result
来 Connecting Two Verb Phrases
When 来 connects two verb phrases with the second phrase indicating a purpose, it is similar to “to,” or “in order to” in English.
Many directional complements do not actually deal with direction in a literal sense, but rather suggest a result of state of being.
每年开学的时候，家里还是得拿出很多钱来。(每年開學的時候，家裡還是得拿出很多錢來。)
大家决定开一个舞会来给他过生日。（大家決定開一個舞會來給他過生日。）
出来 signifies the emergence of something.
The Dynamic Particle 了
了 can indicate the realization of an action or the emergence of a state. However, it is not always required with completed actions.
Rhetorical Questions
With rhetorical questions the speaker is really emphasizing a point rather than asking a real question for which an answer is expected.
他昨天根本没复习，怎么能考100分呢？（他昨天根本沒複習，怎麼能考100分呢？）
The speaker is saying of course there’s no way he could get a full score. The sentence is affirmative in form but negative in meaning.
Adverb 可
可 can lend force to a statement. You can leave out 可 without changing the meaning, but the tone of voice will be weakened.
我可做不出这样的事情。（我可做不出這樣的事情。）
Anna Su
5/10/2018
(includes both traditional and simplified)