<p>i don't think that is the correct expression in Chinese.It should be"如果这样做，他要看不懂".In this sentence,做 is verb,and 这样is adverb,Adverbs qualify verbs,这样qualifies做。It means"if it is done this way,he would be able to understand".Hopefully it can help you.</p>

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2016-08-17T13:01:56.853Z
2016-08-17T13:01:56.853Z
Lily
<p>What does 如果做这样，他要看不懂。 mean? Is it grammatically correct? I tried to google translate it, which gave me stupid results. </p>

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2016-08-15T04:52:17.840Z
If it is done this way, he will not be able to understand,   look up 看懂，看不懂 is its negative potential form
user6065
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2016-08-15T05:03:30.360Z
Who is he?? And what is 'negative potential form'?
Danny  Han
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2016-08-15T06:14:58.017Z
如果这样做，他会看不懂。At lease "做这样" would not be correct.
fefe
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2016-08-15T06:23:40.597Z
if reply is still needed, "potential form" is a wrong name, 看懂 is verb 看 followed by resultative complement 懂，putting 不 in between makes 不懂 a negative potential complement of 看 (看懂／understand can be found in dictionaries), 看不懂  therefore  literally means "cannot understand" or "unable to understand" , see any grammar on complements （补语）
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如果做这样，他要看不懂。 what does this mean?
# 如果做这样，他要看不懂。 what does this mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-15)

What does 如果做这样，他要看不懂。 mean? Is it grammatically correct? I tried to google translate it, which gave me stupid results.

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> **username_1**: If it is done this way, he will not be able to understand,   look up 看懂，看不懂 is its negative potential form  
> **username_0**: Who is he?? And what is 'negative potential form'?  
> **username_2**: 如果这样做，他会看不懂。At lease "做这样" would not be correct.  
> **username_1**: if reply is still needed, "potential form" is a wrong name, 看懂 is verb 看 followed by resultative complement 懂，putting 不 in between makes 不懂 a negative potential complement of 看 (看懂／understand can be found in dictionaries), 看不懂  therefore  literally means "cannot understand" or "unable to understand" , see any grammar on complements （补语）  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-08-17. Score: 0

i don't think that is the correct expression in Chinese.It should be"如果这样做，他要看不懂".In this sentence,做 is verb,and 这样is adverb,Adverbs qualify verbs,这样qualifies做。It means"if it is done this way,he would be able to understand".Hopefully it can help you.


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