Why does 要 mean “will” and not “want” in this sentence?
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这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧
Zhège Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshang wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā
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is translated as:
We're going to a bar this Friday night.
What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
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这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧
Zhège Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshang wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā
.
is translated as:
We're going to a bar this Friday night.
What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
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这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧
Zhège Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshang wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā
.
is translated as:
We're going to a bar this Friday night.
What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
beginner
asked 5 hours ago
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这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧
Zhège Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshang wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā
.
is translated as:
We're going to a bar this Friday night.
What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
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What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
If it happened in the past, the sentence would be "这个 星期五 晚上 我们 去了 酒吧" - 了 indicates the action is completed
"这个 星期五" (this Friday) apparently refers to the up coming Friday
- 我们 要 去 酒吧 could mean "we need to go to a bar" or "we want to go a bar"
We cannot be sure without more context, but with the information of '这个星期五' we can translate 'need to' or 'want to' as 'will'
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grammar topic 能愿动词 : ,see e.g. ＂图解基础汉语语法＂42 能愿动词 （一）想、要、得 １。＂想＂和＂要＂都可以表示愿望和打算。格式 想／要＋做什么 她想／要继续学习，她想／要当博士，现在不想工作。A：下课后你去哪儿？B：我要去银行。你去吗？A：我不想去，我要去图书馆。 注意／Attention：表示将来真要发生的事情，多用＂要＂。 ２。＂得＂和＂要＂（１）＂得＂有应该、需要的意思，也可以换作＂要＂。格式 得／要＋怎么样（做）你是学生，你得／要努力学习。（应该）从北京到上海得／要飞两个小时。（需要）
bkrs：要：V (3) 想要, 希望 [wish to; want to] (7) 即将来临 [be going to]。 如: 要下雨了
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What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
If it happened in the past, the sentence would be "这个 星期五 晚上 我们 去了 酒吧" - 了 indicates the action is completed
"这个 星期五" (this Friday) apparently refers to the up coming Friday
- 我们 要 去 酒吧 could mean "we need to go to a bar" or "we want to go a bar"
We cannot be sure without more context, but with the information of '这个星期五' we can translate 'need to' or 'want to' as 'will'
answered 5 hours ago
Tang Ho
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3
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What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
If it happened in the past, the sentence would be "这个 星期五 晚上 我们 去了 酒吧" - 了 indicates the action is completed
"这个 星期五" (this Friday) apparently refers to the up coming Friday
- 我们 要 去 酒吧 could mean "we need to go to a bar" or "we want to go a bar"
We cannot be sure without more context, but with the information of '这个星期五' we can translate 'need to' or 'want to' as 'will'
answered 5 hours ago
Tang Ho
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3
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What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
If it happened in the past, the sentence would be "这个 星期五 晚上 我们 去了 酒吧" - 了 indicates the action is completed
"这个 星期五" (this Friday) apparently refers to the up coming Friday
- 我们 要 去 酒吧 could mean "we need to go to a bar" or "we want to go a bar"
We cannot be sure without more context, but with the information of '这个星期五' we can translate 'need to' or 'want to' as 'will'
answered 5 hours ago
Tang Ho
26.1k1439
What makes this future tense vs the verb want?
If it happened in the past, the sentence would be "这个 星期五 晚上 我们 去了 酒吧" - 了 indicates the action is completed
"这个 星期五" (this Friday) apparently refers to the up coming Friday
- 我们 要 去 酒吧 could mean "we need to go to a bar" or "we want to go a bar"
We cannot be sure without more context, but with the information of '这个星期五' we can translate 'need to' or 'want to' as 'will'
answered 5 hours ago
Tang Ho
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grammar topic 能愿动词 : ,see e.g. ＂图解基础汉语语法＂42 能愿动词 （一）想、要、得 １。＂想＂和＂要＂都可以表示愿望和打算。格式 想／要＋做什么 她想／要继续学习，她想／要当博士，现在不想工作。A：下课后你去哪儿？B：我要去银行。你去吗？A：我不想去，我要去图书馆。 注意／Attention：表示将来真要发生的事情，多用＂要＂。 ２。＂得＂和＂要＂（１）＂得＂有应该、需要的意思，也可以换作＂要＂。格式 得／要＋怎么样（做）你是学生，你得／要努力学习。（应该）从北京到上海得／要飞两个小时。（需要）
bkrs：要：V (3) 想要, 希望 [wish to; want to] (7) 即将来临 [be going to]。 如: 要下雨了
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grammar topic 能愿动词 : ,see e.g. ＂图解基础汉语语法＂42 能愿动词 （一）想、要、得 １。＂想＂和＂要＂都可以表示愿望和打算。格式 想／要＋做什么 她想／要继续学习，她想／要当博士，现在不想工作。A：下课后你去哪儿？B：我要去银行。你去吗？A：我不想去，我要去图书馆。 注意／Attention：表示将来真要发生的事情，多用＂要＂。 ２。＂得＂和＂要＂（１）＂得＂有应该、需要的意思，也可以换作＂要＂。格式 得／要＋怎么样（做）你是学生，你得／要努力学习。（应该）从北京到上海得／要飞两个小时。（需要）
bkrs：要：V (3) 想要, 希望 [wish to; want to] (7) 即将来临 [be going to]。 如: 要下雨了
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grammar topic 能愿动词 : ,see e.g. ＂图解基础汉语语法＂42 能愿动词 （一）想、要、得 １。＂想＂和＂要＂都可以表示愿望和打算。格式 想／要＋做什么 她想／要继续学习，她想／要当博士，现在不想工作。A：下课后你去哪儿？B：我要去银行。你去吗？A：我不想去，我要去图书馆。 注意／Attention：表示将来真要发生的事情，多用＂要＂。 ２。＂得＂和＂要＂（１）＂得＂有应该、需要的意思，也可以换作＂要＂。格式 得／要＋怎么样（做）你是学生，你得／要努力学习。（应该）从北京到上海得／要飞两个小时。（需要）
bkrs：要：V (3) 想要, 希望 [wish to; want to] (7) 即将来临 [be going to]。 如: 要下雨了
answered 4 hours ago
user6065
1,2401510
grammar topic 能愿动词 : ,see e.g. ＂图解基础汉语语法＂42 能愿动词 （一）想、要、得 １。＂想＂和＂要＂都可以表示愿望和打算。格式 想／要＋做什么 她想／要继续学习，她想／要当博士，现在不想工作。A：下课后你去哪儿？B：我要去银行。你去吗？A：我不想去，我要去图书馆。 注意／Attention：表示将来真要发生的事情，多用＂要＂。 ２。＂得＂和＂要＂（１）＂得＂有应该、需要的意思，也可以换作＂要＂。格式 得／要＋怎么样（做）你是学生，你得／要努力学习。（应该）从北京到上海得／要飞两个小时。（需要）
bkrs：要：V (3) 想要, 希望 [wish to; want to] (7) 即将来临 [be going to]。 如: 要下雨了
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