New Members danielleagle Posted November 4, 2025 at 09:52 AM New Members Report Posted November 4, 2025 at 09:52 AM Hello, I'm new to the forum and have a question. Is "發亮” really a separable verb? Hope that someone can explain for me. 1 Quote
Tomsima Posted November 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM Report Posted November 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM I believe it is considered to be a fossilized compound verb, so it shouldn't separate. I'm happy to be corrected, as I'm just going off feeling and the fact that the dictionaries all say 发亮起来 not 发起亮来. I suppose the first one would be 'start to shine' and the second one would be more like 'start to emit light', but not sure if this is really grammatically possible, feels odd to me. Good question! Quote
New Members SteveDeng Posted November 14, 2025 at 02:15 AM New Members Report Posted November 14, 2025 at 02:15 AM 发 is for 散发 and 亮 here is like an adj or 补语(complement). We don't separate them. For example, we say 你的头发油得发亮, i.e. your hair is greasy and shiny. Yeah the English way to say 发亮 is with adj. With regard to Chinese, the situation may be a little more complex. Words after 得 are considered 补语. But 发亮 can also function as a phrasal verb, e.g. 你的头发在发亮。 Quote
New Members danielleagle Posted November 25, 2025 at 08:03 AM Author New Members Report Posted November 25, 2025 at 08:03 AM Quote 发 is for 散发 and 亮 here is like an adj or 补语(complement). We don't separate them. For example, we say 你的头发油得发亮, i.e. your hair is greasy and shiny. Yeah the English way to say 发亮 is with adj. With regard to Chinese and geometry dash scratch, the situation may be a little more complex. Words after 得 are considered 补语. But 发亮 can also function as a phrasal verb, e.g. 你的头发在发亮。 Thanks for your explanation. I got it. Quote
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