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-아/어야 하다

-a/eoya hada

Not because you want to — because it's been set on you

The picture Someone has set a stone on your shoulder. You move because of the weight. Only the identity of whoever set it there changes.

Everyday expressions

Where the picture shows up in -아/어야 하다

  1. a deadline set it there

    내일까지 보고서를 내야 해요.

    nae-il-kka-ji bo-go-seo-reul nae-ya hae-yo

    I have to turn the report in by tomorrow.

  2. a rule set it there

    여기서는 신발을 벗어야 해요.

    yeo-gi-seo-neun sin-ba-reul beo-seo-ya hae-yo

    You have to take your shoes off here.

  3. your body set it there

    약을 하루 세 번 먹어야 해요.

    ya-geul ha-ru se beon meo-geo-ya hae-yo

    I have to take the medicine three times a day.

  4. the lighter, spoken stone

    지금 출발해야 돼요.

    ji-geum chul-bal-hae-ya dwae-yo

    I have to get going now.

    -야 돼요 is the everyday spoken version and sounds a touch lighter.

  5. a goal set it there

    합격하려면 매일 공부해야 해요.

    hap-gyeo-ka-ryeo-myeon mae-il gong-bu-hae-ya hae-yo

    If I want to pass, I have to study every day.

    Paired with -려면, the stone is the one your own goal put there.

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