<p>I like that. Must be at the barber's.  </p>

<p>頭髮太長囉。<br>
Your hair is very long.<br>
該剪的要剪一剪了。<br>
Trim the bits that need a trim. </p>

<p>該剪的 = the bits that need a trim</p>

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2018-04-18T03:13:44.797Z
2018-04-18T03:13:44.797Z
Pedroski
<p>The word "hair" is omitted on the second sentence. The complete sentence would be:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>頭髮太長囉。<br>
  該剪的 (<strong>頭髮</strong>) 要剪一剪了。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>該剪的 （頭髮） means "(the hair) that needs trimming" (here "的" works as "that")<br>
要剪一剪了 "must trim"</p>

<p>So 該剪的 (<strong>頭髮</strong>) 要剪一剪了。 is "(the hair) that needs trimming must be trimmed"</p>

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2018-04-18T21:05:36.977Z
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Enrico Brasil
<p>I am having difficulty understanding how 的要 is being used in the second sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>頭髮太長囉<br>
  該剪的要剪一剪了</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The first sentence makes sense: [Your] hair [is]  too long</p>

<p>However I don't understand at all how 的 and 要 are operating in the second one.  I was not able to find any information on it online (I may have searched for the wrong terms).</p>

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2018-04-18T02:25:38.443Z
該剪的 is a shorten device. The full version should be: 該剪的(頭髮/地方)要剪一剪了.
dan
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Usage of 的要 in 頭髮太長囉，該剪的要剪一剪了
# Usage of 的要 in 頭髮太長囉，該剪的要剪一剪了

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-17)

I am having difficulty understanding how 的要 is being used in the second sentence:

> 頭髮太長囉  
> 該剪的要剪一剪了

The first sentence makes sense: [Your] hair [is] too long

However I don't understand at all how 的 and 要 are operating in the second one. I was not able to find any information on it online (I may have searched for the wrong terms).

**Tags:** grammar, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 該剪的 is a shorten device. The full version should be: 該剪的(頭髮/地方)要剪一剪了.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-18. Score: 2

I like that. Must be at the barber's.

頭髮太長囉。  
Your hair is very long.  
該剪的要剪一剪了。  
Trim the bits that need a trim.

該剪的 = the bits that need a trim


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-04-18. Score: 1

The word "hair" is omitted on the second sentence. The complete sentence would be:

> 頭髮太長囉。  
> 該剪的 (**頭髮**) 要剪一剪了。

該剪的 （頭髮） means "(the hair) that needs trimming" (here "的" works as "that")  
要剪一剪了 "must trim"

So 該剪的 (**頭髮**) 要剪一剪了。 is "(the hair) that needs trimming must be trimmed"


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