要看 / 得看 (it depends on)
Ask the weather first
- want / will / need要to see看 / (degree marker)得to see看 = "it depends on" — the answer hinges on something else.
- 这要to see看weather天气 = "that depends on the weather."
- to see看 here means "depends on", not "look".
this这 / that那 + want / will / need要to see看 / (degree marker)得to see看 + (situation)
- want / will / need要to see看 / (degree marker)得to see看 points to the deciding factor.
this这depends on要看you你的decision决定。
- 这要to see看you你(of / 's)的to decide (to do something)决定 = "that depends on your decision."
Practice
That depends on the weather: 这 ____ 天气。
要看 / 得看 + factor = it depends on: 这要看天气.
Practice
要看 / 得看 points to the deciding factor.
Yes: 这要看你的决定 (depends on your decision).
to see看 = "depends", not "look"
- Context makes clear it's "hinges on", not "watch".
Explore
Correct or broken?
X，要看 / 得看 Y — the answer hangs on Y; the open question comes first.
Practice
What does 看 mean in 这要看天气?
Here 看 = “depends on”, not “look”.
Recap
Key idea
- this这 / that那 + want / will / need要to see看 / (degree marker)得to see看 + (factor) — "it depends on …"
- 这要to see看weather天气 · 那得to see看circumstances情况
- to see看 here = "depends on", not "look"
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.