<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>Learning how to use 得 to mean "must" must be done by those wishing to master Chinese!</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>Normally when you see 得 it's a particle and is pronounced "de." However, it can also be an <a href="auxiliary_verb" title= "wikilink">auxiliary verb</a>. In this case it's pronounced <em>děi</em> and means "must."</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 得 + Verb + Obj.</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>时间 不 早 了，我 <em>得</em> 回家 了。<span class="pinyin">Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ <em>děi</em> huíjiā le.</span><span class="trans">It's getting late. I have to go home.</span></li> <li>你 病 得 太 严重 了，<em>得</em>去 看 医生。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bìng de tài yánzhòng le, <em>děi</em> qù kàn yīshēng.</span><span class= "trans">You are badly ill. You need to go see a doctor.</span></li> <li>朋友们 都 在 等，我们 <em>得</em> 走 了。<span class="pinyin">Péngyǒumen dōu zài děng, wǒmen <em>děi</em> zǒu le.</span><span class="trans">Our friends are waiting, we need to go.</span></li> <li>这个 方法 不行，你 <em>得</em> 换 个 方法。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège fāngfǎ bùxíng, nǐ <em>děi</em> huàn gè fāngfǎ .</span><span class= "trans">This way doesn't work. You need to find another way.</span></li> <li>我 没带 钥匙 ，你 <em>得</em> 回来 帮我 开门。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ méi dài yàoshi, nǐ <em>děi</em> huílái bāng wǒ kāimén.</span><span class= "trans">I forgot my keys. You need to come back to help me open the door.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Would_like_to"_with_xiang" title= "wikilink">"Would like to" with xiang</a></li> <li><a href="Wanting_to_do_something_with_yao" title= "wikilink">Wanting to do something with yao</a></li> <li><a href="Auxiliary_verb" title="wikilink">Auxiliary verb</a></li> <li><a href="Auxiliary_verb_"hui"_for_"will"" title="wikilink">Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="videos">Videos</h3> <ul> <li>Yoyo Chinese: <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11Ulml2rJE&list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&index=17"> "Have to and Don't have to"</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 164-5) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）</a> (p. 301)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>