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Giáo viên chuyên nghiệpWhy do we say "your English must be good " and not "your English have be good"?
19 Thg 02 2021 15:19
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The sentence "Your English must be good." has two meanings.
1. Requirement. In this case, you could replace the word "must" with "has to" or "needs to". A native speaker would be more likely to choose one of those phrases than the word "must", to avoid confusion with the second meaning:
2. Supposition. This is a more likely meaning of the sentence. It's the same as "I suppose your English is good" or "I bet your English is good." This is something you say to someone because you have a reason to believe their English is already good (for example, they lived in America for a year).
19 tháng 2 năm 2021
You are mixing up translation of müssen and haben.
Your English must be good has a sense of if you are able to say that well your English must be good. Or you must have good English to qualify for this position or job.
An advert would never state your English has to good. It would state good standard of English essential.
I hope this helps.
Louise
Native English speaker
19 tháng 2 năm 2021
You can say either “your English must be good” or “your English has to be good”. You don’t use an infinitive in this statement, have is incorrect
19 tháng 2 năm 2021
If you're saying that it's a requirement for you to have good English, it would be 'your English has to be good' or 'you must have/speak good English'. Eg: to read Charles Dickens in the original, your English has to be good.
You can say 'your English must be good' too but this can also have a slightly different meaning. It can mean that you're making a guess/assumption about a person's English. Eg: 'You read Dickens in the original? Wow, your English must be good!' In this case you don't KNOW that they have good English, but you're guessing that they do because they're able to read Dickens.
19 tháng 2 năm 2021
I think “your English has to be good” would be correct
19 tháng 2 năm 2021
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