The structure …也得…, 不…也得…
With the structure we can express that the action must be done and there is no other choice. For example: “Even if you don't want to eat, you must eat anyway”. In this construction, we state a verb in place of the ellipses.
Pay attention
This structure is only used in colloquial speech.
Scheme
verb
也得
verb
verb
也得
verb
Examples
我把这些菜做了那么长时间,吃也得吃,吃也得吃!
I've been cooking these dishes for so long, you have to eat them even if you don't want to
wǒ bǎ zhè xiē cài zuò le nàme cháng shíjiān, chī yě děi chī, bù chī yě děi chī
也得去,去也得去, 这个开会挺重要的
This meeting is very important. You have to go even if you don’t want to
qù yě děi qù, bú qù yě děi qù, zhè ge kāihuì tǐng zhòngyào de
这些钱是你的,还也得还,不还也得还
It's not your money, so you need to give it back anyway
zhè xiē qián bú shì nǐ de, huán yě děi huán, bù huán yě děi huán
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