得 (děi) (must / have to) · 得 (děi) (deber / tener que)
The same character has different pronunciations
- You need to leave in time for an appointment.
- 我得走了。 — 得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
The same character has different pronunciations
- You need to leave in time for an appointment.
- I / me我(degree marker)得to walk走(completed / change)了。 — (degree marker)得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
You need to leave in time for an appointment. What does 我得走了。 communicate?
得 is read děi and expresses necessity here. The unstressed de follows a verb in a complement, while dé occurs in obtaining or gaining. Position and meaning determine the reading.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 得 (děi) (must / have to). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我must得go走了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is (degree marker)得 (děi) (must / have to). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我must得go走了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I've got to go: 我 ____ 走了。
得 (děi) + Verb = must: 我得走了. · 得 (děi) + Verbo = deber: 我得走了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我得走了。: 得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I / me我(degree marker)得to walk走(completed / change)了。: (degree marker)得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
How is 得 read when it means “must”? · ¿Cómo se lee 得 cuando significa “deber”?
得 = děi (must); de = the degree particle; dé = to obtain. · 得 = děi (deber); de = partícula de grado; dé = obtener.
Know the boundary
- The unstressed de follows a verb in a complement, while dé occurs in obtaining or gaining.
- Position and meaning determine the reading.
得 always reads “de” in the neutral tone. · 得 siempre se lee “de” en el tono neutro.
Not here — meaning “must”, it's děi. · No aquí — con significado “deber”, se lee děi.
得 always has the neutral-tone pronunciation de.
The unstressed de follows a verb in a complement, while dé occurs in obtaining or gaining. Position and meaning determine the reading. 得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
Use the distinction
- 得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
- The unstressed de follows a verb in a complement, while dé occurs in obtaining or gaining. Position and meaning determine the reading.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary verbs.
Use the distinction
- (degree marker)得 is read děi and expresses necessity here.
- The unstressed de follows a verb in a complement, while dé occurs in obtaining or gaining. Position and meaning determine the reading.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary verbs.