grammar HELP

user36672
 June 17, 2010, 02:41 PM posted in General Discussion
Can someone please explain how to use the resultative endings? Is there an easy way to help understand how to use them? Things like: 看不清楚﹐跑不快﹐ 走不到﹐ 看不到﹐ 去不了﹐拿不動﹐etc., etc., etc.
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lujiaojie
 June 18, 2010, 06:59 AM

Usually, when expressing that there is no ability to do or complete some action, the pattern "verb+不+verb/adj."can be used。

For example：

老师，你写的字太小了，我看不清楚。Lǎoshī, nǐ xiěde zì tài xiǎo le, wǒ kànbuqīngchu.

你快跑吧，我跑不快。Nǐ kuàipǎoba, wǒ pǎobukuài.

太累了，我走不到车站了。Tài lèile, wǒ zǒubudào chēzhàn le.

在哪儿，我怎么看不到？Zài nǎr, wǒ zěnme kànbudào?

我明天有事儿，去不了了。Wǒ míngtiān yǒushìr, qùbuliǎo le.

太重了，我拿不动。Tài zhòng le , wǒ nábudòng.