E04
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Obligation Aura
Must it happen? Is it required?
basic
Modal verb
Deontic modality
Obligation
의미
A modal layer expressing necessity, duty, rule, requirement, pressure, or unavoidable need.
알아보는 방법
Ask whether someone has to do something.
예시
단어
must|have to|need to|required
구문
must leave|have to work|need to study
문장
You have to finish this today.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Obligation layer:
[person] → [event]
↑
rule / duty / need
must / have to / need to
You have to finish this today.
Compare shape
Same force, many shapes: EN modal: must leave EN phrase: have to work Verb: need to study Impersonal: required Particle/suffix: WORK + OBLIG
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
한국어
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Obligation is commonly expressed with -아/어야 하다/되다 and related necessity patterns.
지금 가야 해요.
Now must go.
학습 언어에서는
영어
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
English obligation uses must, have to, need to, should, and be supposed to, with important nuance differences.
You must wear a seatbelt.
must = obligation
자주 하는 실수
Learners often confuse must, have to, should, and need to.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.