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Do you wanna have dinner with me?
no need to add "a" in front of "dinner"?
if yes, why?
Mar 13, 2021 4:01 AM
Answers · 6
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If you want to ask this, it is much more polite to say 'Would you like to have dinner with me?'
March 13, 2021
1
Do you wanna have dinner with me?
Would you like to have breakfast with me?
Do you want to have lunch with me?
No need to add an “a”.
I think this is because you are talking about “dinner” as a concept.
But the other answer that said it is sort of connected to the verb sounds right also.
Here is an exception:
If you are asking a friend to meet for a drink, you need the “a”:
“Do you wanna get a beer?”
March 13, 2021
1
Think of "have dinner" like a two word verb. I'm pretty sure korean has similar verbs, where another word combines with "hada" to form a verb. For example: sarang hada. In this case "have" is comparable to hada.
I'm pretty sure this isn't the technical way to explain it, but it might help.
March 13, 2021
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