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HSK 2 · 快要…了 · 就要…了
快要…了 and 就要…了 — about to
With a stated time, only 就要 works — 快要 cannot take one.
The rule
快要 + verb + 了 = about to: 快要下雨了。 天快要黑了。
就要 + verb + 了 also means about to, but it MAY take a stated time: 明天就要考试了。
Never 明天快要考试了 — 快要 refuses a time word.
Both frames require the final 了.
就要 + verb + 了 also means about to, but it MAY take a stated time: 明天就要考试了。
Never 明天快要考试了 — 快要 refuses a time word.
Both frames require the final 了.
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