我得

wǒde

phrase #27,765

Meanings

1 I have to
2 I must
3 I need to

Characters

must; have to (modal)

Examples

我得走了，再不走就迟到了。

Wǒ děi zǒu le, zài bù zǒu jiù chídào le.

I have to go; if I don't leave now I'll be late.

这件事我得好好想一想。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ děi hǎohǎo xiǎng yī xiǎng.

I need to think carefully about this matter.

Tips

grammar

In 我得, 得 is pronounced děi (not dé or de), meaning 'must/have to'. This modal sense of 得 (děi) expresses necessity. Compare: 我得到了 (wǒ dédàole) = I got/obtained, where 得 is pronounced dé.

Stroke Order

我 wǒ

得 dé