<p>信得过 means 'can be trusted/believed/depended upon'. I would actually classify it as a verbal phrase as there are usually more formal ways to express it in writing, such as 可靠 (dependable) or 可信 (believable). </p>

<p>I would say “他的话是信得过的！” if I wanted to say "His word could be trusted!"</p>

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Ellyl
<p><strong>信得过</strong> literally refers to "Trust-worthy ", where 信 = trust, 得过 is an adjective means "able to / worthy"</p>

<p>You can say "他很可信" (He can be trusted) which means the same as "他很信得过" (He is trustworthy)</p>

<p>For the form <strong>信得过</strong>, we also say "<strong>買得过</strong>" (worth buying) and even "<strong>嫁得过</strong>" (worth marrying).</p>

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"買得过" (worth to buy) and "嫁得过" (worth to marry) sounds quite weird to me.
Bolu
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買得过 and 嫁得过 are definitely ungrammatical and unheard of in Northern China. Can someone from Southern China confirm the usage?
NS.X.
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買得過, 嫁得過(的男人), 娶得過(的女人), 食得過(的食物), 睇得過(的電影) or even 選得過(的議員) .... all are common in Hong Kong.
Henry HO
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David Ng
<p>So if i got it right, 信得过 is a complex verb, wherein 信 is the main verb and 得过 the auxiliary verb?</p>

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eugene_laserhair
<p>信 = to believe.
得过 = ???</p>

<p>Is this construction a sentence, a phrase, a verbalphrase or maybe sth. different?</p>

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What is the grammatical analysis of 信得过?
# What is the grammatical analysis of 信得过?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-28)

信 = to believe.
得过 = ???

Is this construction a sentence, a phrase, a verbalphrase or maybe sth. different?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

信得过 means 'can be trusted/believed/depended upon'. I would actually classify it as a verbal phrase as there are usually more formal ways to express it in writing, such as 可靠 (dependable) or 可信 (believable).

I would say “他的话是信得过的！” if I wanted to say "His word could be trusted!"


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-10-28. Score: 3

**信得过** literally refers to "Trust-worthy ", where 信 = trust, 得过 is an adjective means "able to / worthy"

You can say "他很可信" (He can be trusted) which means the same as "他很信得过" (He is trustworthy)

For the form **信得过**, we also say "**買得过**" (worth buying) and even "**嫁得过**" (worth marrying).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "買得过" (worth to buy) and "嫁得过" (worth to marry) sounds quite weird to me.  
> **username_4**: 買得过 and 嫁得过 are definitely ungrammatical and unheard of in Northern China. Can someone from Southern China confirm the usage?  
> **username_5**: 買得過, 嫁得過(的男人), 娶得過(的女人), 食得過(的食物), 睇得過(的電影) or even 選得過(的議員) .... all are common in Hong Kong.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2014-10-28. Score: 1

So if i got it right, 信得过 is a complex verb, wherein 信 is the main verb and 得过 the auxiliary verb?


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