<p>&quot;过得舒服&quot; is &quot;生活 过得舒服&quot; omitted the topic &quot;生活&quot;(life) or  &quot;过生活&quot;(living life)</p>
<p>得 in 过得舒服 is a 'degree/result verb particle' that indicate the degree or result of the verb 过</p>
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<p>&quot;过生活 过(得) 舒服&quot; = live life (to the point of) being comfortable</p>
<p>&quot;过生活&quot; can be omitted if it is clearly implied in the context</p>
<p>or you can just remove the first 过 and use 生活 as the topic directly and write &quot;生活 过(得) 舒服&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>More example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;看电影 看(得) 高興&quot; = watch movies (to the degree of) being happy</p>
<p>&quot;看电影&quot; can be omitted if it is clearly implied in the context</p>
</blockquote>

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Thanks. How can I know 过 is a shortened form of 过生活? Chinese language has so many of such shortened forms but it is practically impossible to come up with what is a shortened form of what...
Blaszard
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2017-11-23T21:21:46.490Z
And 过 means "spend" in this context and works as a verb - am I correct?
Blaszard
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See my edition. "过得舒服" is "生活 过得舒服" omitted the object "生活" or "过生活 过得舒服" omitted the topic "过生活"
Tang Ho
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Yeah I understand. But I can't decide how 生活 comes suddenly. It likely relies on the context, but it is very difficult to complement it for non-natives.
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1.Yes, 过 is a verb that can mean "spend" , 2. If I just say "看得高興" you would not know what object or topic I am referring to. The topic "看电影" must be indicated somewhere in the context
Tang Ho
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2017-11-23T21:45:10.907Z
Edited again,  the topic is either "生活"(life) or "过生活"(living life), and the comment is "过得舒服", it is a common [topic + comment/ opinion] sentence structure.
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Tang Ho
<p>In the following sentence <a href="https://www.huarenjie.com/thread-5510973-1-1.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on this article</a>: </p>

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  <p>加拿大是一个很美的国家，领土面积特别大，但是人口才4000万，<strong>过得</strong>比较舒服，所以现在也有越来越多的人选择留学这裡。</p>
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<p>What does 过得 mean here? And how does it work grammatically in this context? </p>

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It would be easier to understand if the writer did not omit the topic "生活" and wrote "生活过得比较舒服"
Tang Ho
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2017-11-23T21:51:09.117Z
BTW is 这裡 here a typo? Or different from 这里?
Blaszard
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裡 is the traditional character of  simplified 里
Tang Ho
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@TangHo I see. Not sure then why the author suddenly used the traditional character...
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What does 过得 mean in 过得比较舒服?
# What does 过得 mean in 过得比较舒服?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-23)

In the following sentence [on this article](https://www.huarenjie.com/thread-5510973-1-1.html):

> 加拿大是一个很美的国家，领土面积特别大，但是人口才4000万，**过得**比较舒服，所以现在也有越来越多的人选择留学这裡。

What does 过得 mean here? And how does it work grammatically in this context?

**Tags:** grammar, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It would be easier to understand if the writer did not omit the topic "生活" and wrote "生活过得比较舒服"  
> **username_0**: BTW is 这裡 here a typo? Or different from 这里?  
> **username_1**: 裡 is the traditional character of  simplified 里  
> **username_0**: @TangHo I see. Not sure then why the author suddenly used the traditional character...  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-23. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

"过得舒服" is "生活 过得舒服" omitted the topic "生活"(life) or "过生活"(living life)

得 in 过得舒服 is a 'degree/result verb particle' that indicate the degree or result of the verb 过

> "过生活 过(得) 舒服" = live life (to the point of) being comfortable
>
> "过生活" can be omitted if it is clearly implied in the context
>
> or you can just remove the first 过 and use 生活 as the topic directly and write "生活 过(得) 舒服"

More example:

> "看电影 看(得) 高興" = watch movies (to the degree of) being happy
>
> "看电影" can be omitted if it is clearly implied in the context

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. How can I know 过 is a shortened form of 过生活? Chinese language has so many of such shortened forms but it is practically impossible to come up with what is a shortened form of what...  
> **username_0**: And 过 means "spend" in this context and works as a verb - am I correct?  
> **username_1**: See my edition. "过得舒服" is "生活 过得舒服" omitted the object "生活" or "过生活 过得舒服" omitted the topic "过生活"  
> **username_0**: Yeah I understand. But I can't decide how 生活 comes suddenly. It likely relies on the context, but it is very difficult to complement it for non-natives.  
> **username_1**: 1.Yes, 过 is a verb that can mean "spend" , 2. If I just say "看得高興" you would not know what object or topic I am referring to. The topic "看电影" must be indicated somewhere in the context  
> **username_1**: Edited again,  the topic is either "生活"(life) or "过生活"(living life), and the comment is "过得舒服", it is a common [topic + comment/ opinion] sentence structure.  

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