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"要……了"和"快要……了"

HSK 2Lesson 15
"要……了" and "快要……了": About to Happen
结构Pattern
主语 Subject(快)要 / 时间+就要动词 Verb了
新年快要到了
天要下雪了
火车十点就要开了
解释Explanation

"要+动词+了""快要+动词+了"表示一件事情马上就会发生。"快要……了"更强调时间很近,前面不能有具体的时间。如果有具体的时间(十点、明天),要用"(就)要……了"。也可以说"快……了"。

要 + verb + 了 and 快要 + verb + 了 both mean something is about to happen: 要下雨了 "it's going to rain", 新年快要到了 "New Year is almost here". 快要 stresses that it's very close. Watch out: if you name a specific time (十点, 明天), use (就)要……了, not 快要: 火车十点就要开了 "the train leaves at ten". The shorter 快……了 also works: 快到了 "we're almost there".

例句Examples
  • 要下雨了,我们回家吧。
    Yào xià yǔ le, wǒmen huí jiā ba.
    It's going to rain. Let's go home.
  • 电影快要开始了。
    Diànyǐng kuài yào kāishǐ le.
    The movie is about to start.
  • 火车十点就要开了。
    Huǒchē shí diǎn jiù yào kāi le.
    The train leaves at ten.
  • 安娜明天就要回国了。
    Ānnà míngtiān jiù yào huí guó le.
    Anna is going back to her country tomorrow.
练习Practice

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