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得(dé / de / děi) — meaning, uses and examples

得dé

1. verb to get; to obtain

   他得了第一名。

   Tā dé le dì yī míng.

   He won first place.

得de

1. structural particle links a verb/adjective to a descriptive or degree complement (verb + 得 + complement)

   他跑得很快。

   Tā pǎo de hěn kuài.

   He runs fast.

2. structural particle inserted into a verb-complement pair to express possibility

   这句汉语我看得懂。

   Zhè jù Hànyǔ wǒ kàn de dǒng.

   I can understand this Chinese sentence.

得děi

1. modal verb must; to have to (colloquial)

   时间不早了，我得走了。

   Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ děi zǒu le.

   It is getting late; I have to go.