Mandarin · Chapter 14 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Resultative complements
Fusing a result morpheme onto the verb so it reports an outcome, not just an attempt: 看见 (see), 听懂 (understand), 吃完 (finish eating), 找到 (find). The common result set 完/好/到/见/懂/会/错/对/成/住/掉, why 了 follows the whole unit, why negation uses 没 not 不 (没看完), and the V + 没有 question form.
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