"你一定要帮我!"
Translation:You must help me!
November 28, 2017
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You need 要 otherwise the sentence misses "command"/imperative tone. https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/five-uses-yao/
josueetcom
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Interesting article! But it says "要 is pretty much only used to form negative commands." That being said, I'm not sure which form of 要 is being used here.
MichaelLe3139
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Do we actually need 要 here, since "You must help me" & "You must WANT to help me" do mean differently to me.
要 in here is not for want. It is to form an imperative sentence. https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/five-uses-yao/
GD-TO
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This site is helpful to explain 'Commands' as part of the 5 uses for 要 https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/five-uses-yao/