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The modal verb 来
The modal verb 来
Modal verbs (情态动词) can be used to express possibility, desire, ability, and necessity. Modal verbs cannot appear without a predicate and can only appear in predicate phrases.
HSK 4
new HSK 4
Modal verbs
The modal verb
来
has an imperative coloring and expresses an offer to do something.
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The particle
吧
often comes at the end of sentences with 来.
Examples
你
来
念一遍
You read it out loud
nǐ lái niàn yíbiàn
我
来
帮你提箱子
吧
Let me help you with your suitcase
wǒ lái bāng nǐ tí xiāngzi ba
工作有困难, 大家来
想
办法
There are difficulties at work, so let's think about it
gōngzuò yǒu kùnnan, dàjiā lái xiǎng bànfǎ
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The modal particle 吧
Movement verbs 来 and 去
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