非得 … 不可 (absolutely must)
A constraint narrows the possible person
- A task requires the only team member who holds the key.
- 这事非得他来不可。 — The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come.
A constraint narrows the possible person
- A task requires the only team member who holds the key.
- this这matter事(followed by a verb phrase…非得他来cannot不可。 — The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 非得 … 不可 (absolutely must): 这事非得他出面不可。; 今天非得把作业写完不可。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- (followed by a verb phrase…非得 … cannot不可 (absolutely must): this这matter事(followed by a verb phrase…非得he / him他to appear personally出面cannot不可。; today今天(followed by a verb phrase…非得(把: marks the object)把school assignment作业to write写to finish完cannot不可。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A task requires the only team member who holds the key. What does 这事非得他来不可。 communicate?
The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come. 得 is read děi here. 非得 often appears without 不可 in ordinary speech, as in 非得今天去吗; do not treat the long form as the only possible sentence.
Follow the speaker
this这matter事absolutely must非得he他come来no other way不可。
- In the opening situation: 这事非得他来不可。
- The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come.
Follow the speaker
this这matter事absolutely must非得he他come来no other way不可。
- In the opening situation: this这matter事(followed by a verb phrase…非得他来cannot不可。
- The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: It absolutely has to be him: 这事 ____ 他来不可。
非得 + Action + 不可 = absolutely must: 非得他来不可.
非得 pairs with 不可 / 不行 / 不成.
Yes — 非得…不可 / 不行 / 不成.
Check the limit of the explanation
- 得 is read děi here.
- 非得 often appears without 不可 in ordinary speech, as in 非得今天去吗; do not treat the long form as the only possible sentence.
Check the limit of the explanation
- (degree marker)得 is read děi here.
- (followed by a verb phrase…非得 often appears without cannot不可 in ordinary speech, as in (followed by a verb phrase…非得today今天to go去(yes/no ?)吗; do not treat the long form as the only possible sentence.
Every sentence with 非得 must finish with 不可.
得 is read děi here. 非得 often appears without 不可 in ordinary speech, as in 非得今天去吗; do not treat the long form as the only possible sentence. The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 非了得他来不可 needs repair here. Write 非得他来不可 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form to not be非(completed / change)了(degree marker)得he / him他to come来cannot不可 needs repair here. Write (followed by a verb phrase…非得他来cannot不可 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 非了得他来不可
The demonstrated form is 非得他来不可. The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come.
Keep the distinction
- The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- 得 is read děi here. 非得 often appears without 不可 in ordinary speech, as in 非得今天去吗; do not treat the long form as the only possible sentence.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Keep the distinction
- The speaker insists that he, rather than an alternative person, must come. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- (degree marker)得 is read děi here. (followed by a verb phrase…非得 often appears without cannot不可 in ordinary speech, as in (followed by a verb phrase…非得today今天to go去(yes/no ?)吗; do not treat the long form as the only possible sentence.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
非得 stresses…
非得…不可 = absolutely must; 得 is read děi.