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这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧



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We're going to a bar this Friday night.




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    这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧



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    We're going to a bar this Friday night.




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      We're going to a bar this Friday night.




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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'






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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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                  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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                  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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                        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







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