Definition
来得 is a colloquial verb phrase with two distinct uses: (1) indicating that someone is competent or capable of handling a task, often in affirmative statements like 这种活他来得 ('he can handle this kind of work'); (2) meaning 'to come about' or 'to arise' — used with an adverb like 很, 太, or 不 to describe how something happens, as in 这事来得突然 ('this came about suddenly'). The two senses share no direct English equivalent, so context is key.
v.p.
to be competent or capable of (a task)to come aboutto arise (often with an adverb: 很, 太, 不)
Examples
- 来得。Zhè shì lái dé hěn tūrán.This matter came about quite suddenly.
- 来得。Zhè zhǒng gōngzuò tā lái dé.He is capable of this kind of work.
- 来得。Jīhuì lái dé bù róngyì.Opportunities don't come easily.
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