Difference between revisions of "Auxiliary verb"

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Also known as "modal verbs"

Express capability, possibility, necessity, obligation or willingness.

In sentences with an auxiliary verb, the auxiliary verb is negated, not the main verb.
To respond to questions with an auxiliary verb, the auxiliary verb is used, not the main verb. E.g. 你想不想来？想.
Auxiliary verbs can't be reduplicated.
Aspect particles 了, 着, 过 can't be used with auxiliary verbs.
Auxiliary verbs must take a verb as an object, not a noun.
Most important auxiliary verbs:
- 要
- 会
- 想
- 应该
- 该
- 必须
- 得 (děi)
How to say 'can' in different contexts (能, 会 and 可以)

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 ** 必须
 ** 得 (děi)
-* How to say 'can' (depending on context)
+* How to say 'can' in different contexts (能, 会 and 可以)
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