得
dé
(particle); to get
Most often de: links a verb to how well or how much it is done: 他跑得很快 'he runs fast'. Also děi 'must', and dé 'to get'.
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Grammar with 得
得
得 — degree complement
X也得X,不X也得X
X也得X,不X也得X — have to X, willing or not
得
得 — must / have to (necessity)
来得及/来不及
来得及/来不及 — (not) be in time to

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