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  1. <p>Learning how to use 得 to mean &quot;must&quot; must be done by those wishing to master Chinese!</p>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <p>Normally when you see 得 it's a particle and is pronounced &quot;de.&quot; 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 &quot;must.&quot;</p>
  4. <div class="jiegou">
  5. <p>Subj. + 得 + Verb + Obj.</p>
  6. </div>
  7. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
  8. <div class="liju">
  9. <ul>
  10. <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>
  11. <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>
  12. <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>
  13. <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>
  14. <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>
  15. </ul>
  16. </div>
  17. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  18. <ul>
  19. <li><a href="&quot;Would_like_to&quot;_with_xiang" title="wikilink">&quot;Would like to&quot; with xiang</a></li>
  20. <li><a href="Wanting_to_do_something_with_yao" title="wikilink">Wanting to do something with yao</a></li>
  21. <li><a href="Auxiliary_verb" title="wikilink">Auxiliary verb</a></li>
  22. <li><a href="Auxiliary_verb_&quot;hui&quot;_for_&quot;will&quot;" title="wikilink">Auxiliary verb &quot;hui&quot; for &quot;will&quot;</a></li>
  23. </ul>
  24. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  25. <h3 id="videos">Videos</h3>
  26. <ul>
  27. <li>Yoyo Chinese: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11Ulml2rJE&amp;list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&amp;index=17">&quot;Have to and Don't have to&quot;</a></li>
  28. </ul>
  29. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  30. <ul>
  31. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276385">→buy</a></li>
  32. <li><a href="40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(基础汉语40课下册)" 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&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li>
  33. </ul>
  34. <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p>