Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"

Nível: HSK 2 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

就要 (jiùyào) is similar to 快要 (kuàiyào), meaning "about to." They are interchangeable in some cases. But there is a major difference that you need to take a good look at. (Subj. +) 就要 + Verb + 了 (，⋯⋯) • 就 要 下雨 了 。Jiù yào xiàyǔ le.It's about to rain. • 他们 就 要 结婚 了 。Tāmen jiù yào jiéhūn le.They are about to get married. • 我 就 要 出国 了 。Wǒ jiù yào chūguó le.I'm about to go abroad. • 宝宝 就 要 一岁 了 。Bǎobao jiù yào yī suì le.The baby is about to be one year old. • 就 要 下课 了 ，还有 别的 问题 吗 ？Jiù yào xiàkè le, hái yǒu bié de wèntí ma?The class is almost over. Are there any other questions? In this case, 就要 can be replaced by 快要 or 快.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 就要下雨了。 (jìu yào xiàyǔ le 。): "It's going to rain."
• 他们就要结婚了。 (tāmen jìu yào jiéhūn le 。): "They are getting married."
• 我就要出国了。 (wǒ jìu yào chūguó le 。): "I am going abroad."
• 宝宝就要一岁了。 (bǎobǎo jìu yào yīsùi le 。): "The baby is about one year old."

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