I can't use 地 after the adjective if the adjective is monosyllabic (so 他慢地走 isn't acceptable). Then why in this sentence is there 地 after a monosyllabic adjective?
他很慢地走
Is it because I can use 地 if there is 很 before the adjective ?
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1the whole 状语，很慢 no longer is a monosyllabic adjective，in which case the following applies：实用现代汉语语法，５１２页：描写性的状语绝大多数后边可以用＂地＂１。形容词和形容词短语：加丽亚得意地说：＂我成功了！＂２。她大方地伸出手来同我握手。３。黄英激动地说：＂我太佩服你了！＂４。小红不高兴的走了。５。这时他很客气地提出三点要求。６。全会场都在静静地等待着。７。她一只手拿着筷子，两眼直瞪瞪地瞅着火苗。但单音节形容词后一般不用＂地＂。如＂他看着我傻笑＂。– user6065Commented Jun 1, 2015 at 14:18
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I can't use 地 after the adjective if the adjective is monosyllabic
This is not a grammatical rule. This is an idiomatic rule and mostly for prosody concerns.
All the following expressions are grammatically correct. Only some sounds more natural than the others:
- 他慢地走 <- sounds unnatural
- 他很慢地走 <- sounds fine but not idiomatic
- 他慢慢地走 <- sounds fine and idiomatic
Darlin' who is teaching you this stuff? I hope you are not paying too much!
You can say: 她很慢地走。or 她慢慢地走。
Better might be: 她在很慢地走。 or 她走得很慢。
Goodnight, Miss Chestnut!
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2Don't say
慢地走...– user4072Commented Jun 1, 2015 at 16:19 -