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得: dé (to get) vs de (linking) vs děi (must)

得: dé (to get) vs de (linking) vs děi (must)

Readings 读音

  • de complement particle; to obtain 来得及 · 舍不得 · 记得 · 觉得 · 懂得 · 显得
  • dei must; to need 得亏 · 非得 · 总得 · 必得 · 得走 · 得去

How it works 讲解

dé is the verb 'to get / to win': 得了第一名. Light de links a verb to its comment: 跑得快. děi is the modal 'must': 我得走了. Three readings, three grammars.

Examples 例句

  1. 他Tā得了dé le第一dìyī名míng。

    He won first place.

  2. 她Tā跑pǎo得de真zhēn快kuài。

    She runs really fast.

  3. 时间Shíjiān不bù早zǎo了le，我们wǒmen得děi走zǒu了le。

    It's getting late; we have to go.

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