Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao (就要)"

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Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao (就要)" - HSK 2 Grammar

就要 (jiùyào) is similar to 快要 (kuàiyào), meaning "about to." They are interchangeable in some cases. But there is a major difference that you need to take a good look at.

Basic Pattern
快要 (kuài yào) is generally "about to" [happen], but 就要 (jiù yào) could be used to mark a more specific time. 要 (yào) here can be omitted. For this one, you wouldn't normally use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use of 就 (jiù) overlaps with its usage indicating earliness.

Advanced Pattern
快要 (kuài yào) is generally "about to" [happen], but 就要 (jiù yào) could be used to mark a more specific time. 要 (yào) here can be omitted. For this one, you wouldn't normally use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use of 就 (jiù) overlaps with its usage indicating earliness.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

就要下雨了。Jiù yào xiàyǔ le.

要就下雨了。Yào jiù xiàyǔ le.

下雨就要了。Xiàyǔ jiù yào le.

就要了下雨。Jiù yào le xiàyǔ.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

就要他们结婚了。Jiù yào tāmen jiéhūn le.

他们就要结婚了。Tāmen jiù yào jiéhūn le.

他们结婚就要了。Tāmen jiéhūn jiù yào le.

他们要就结婚了。Tāmen yào jiù jiéhūn le.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

我就要出国了。Wǒ jiù yào chūguó le.

就要我出国了。Jiù yào wǒ chūguó le.

我出国就要了。Wǒ chūguó jiù yào le.

我要就出国了。Wǒ yào jiù chūguó le.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

还有十分钟我就下班了。Háiyǒu shí fēnzhōng wǒ jiù xiàbān le.

有还十分钟我就下班了。yǒuhái shí fēnzhōng wǒ jiù xiàbān le.

十分钟我就下班还有了。Shí fēnzhōng wǒ jiù xiàbān háiyǒu le.

十分钟还有我就下班了。Shí fēnzhōng háiyǒu wǒ jiù xiàbān le.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

还有两个星期我们就要考试了。Háiyǒu liǎng gè xīngqí wǒmen jiù yào kǎoshì le.

有还两个星期我们就要考试了。Yǒuhái liǎng gè xīngqí wǒmen jiù yào kǎoshì le.

两个星期还有我们就要考试了。Liǎng gè xīngqí háiyǒu wǒmen jiù yào kǎoshì le.

两个星期我们就要考试还有了。Liǎng gè xīngqí wǒmen jiù yào kǎoshì háiyǒu le.

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