<p>就该吃饭了 is missing a subject for example 你<br>
=> 你 <em>(現在就)</em> 该吃饭了 You <em>should be</em> eating <em>now</em></p>

<p>就吃饭了 is not grammatically correct, it's missing 要 and a subject<br>
=> 我 <em>(就)</em> <em>要</em> 吃饭了 I <em>'m</em> <em>going to</em> eat</p>

<p>该吃饭了 is proper because it implies the subject to be I/You<br>
该吃饭了 means I/You should be eating now, or Time to eat.</p>

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wada
<p>I thought more along the lines of:</p>

<p>我们该吃饭了。我饿死了！</p>

<p>Just for fun, I thought I would try to say "我们吃该饭了。“ where 该 means "this". That does not sound good to Chinese ears I'm told! No! No! No!</p>

<p>We can say:<br>
该公司<br>
该电视节目<br>
该工作</p>

<p>Why don't you like 该饭？？Why can't you put 该 with 饭 or 餐？</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I still do not get how to use 该 in a sentence. For example, </p>

<p>就该吃饭了, you can just say 就吃饭了, can't you? 
How do you use 该 properly in a sentence because I don't get its purpose.</p>

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You can say 该吃饭了. Time to eat.
dan
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The usage of 该 in sentences
# The usage of 该 in sentences

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-27)

I still do not get how to use 该 in a sentence. For example,

就该吃饭了, you can just say 就吃饭了, can't you?
How do you use 该 properly in a sentence because I don't get its purpose.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can say 该吃饭了. Time to eat.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-27. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

就该吃饭了 is missing a subject for example 你  
=> 你 *(現在就)* 该吃饭了 You *should be* eating *now*

就吃饭了 is not grammatically correct, it's missing 要 and a subject  
=> 我 *(就)* *要* 吃饭了 I *'m* *going to* eat

该吃饭了 is proper because it implies the subject to be I/You  
该吃饭了 means I/You should be eating now, or Time to eat.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-09-28. Score: 0

I thought more along the lines of:

我们该吃饭了。我饿死了！

Just for fun, I thought I would try to say "我们吃该饭了。“ where 该 means "this". That does not sound good to Chinese ears I'm told! No! No! No!

We can say:  
该公司  
该电视节目  
该工作

Why don't you like 该饭？？Why can't you put 该 with 饭 or 餐？


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