那必须是自愿的
“Of course, she did.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
手续合法吗
“You followed the legal procedures?”
那 必须是 自愿的
“Of course, she did.”
我还带他过境到那边 和对方家里人见了一面
“I even took him across the border to meet her family.”
“Don't suspect me—everything was completely consensual and above board.”
When questioned about legal or grey-area procedures, speakers often use emphatic absolute markers like '必须是' to preempt suspicion and demonstrate compliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that absolutely has to be; without a doubt it is
A strong colloquial emphatic phrase used to assert agreement or validate a requirement with total conviction.
voluntary; consensual
Used in legal, commercial, or interpersonal contexts to assert that an action was not coerced.
Affirms the categorical reality of the statement, enhancing certainty.