استفاده از Do برای تاکید

Use “DO” for emphasis!

Hello again. Today, we’re answering the question. Why do people sometimes say I do want to do something. Or I do like this. I do love you. Yeah, it’s kind of weird. Let’s look at an example, the short answer the reason people put do in a sentence is for emphasis. A normal sentence might be like this. For example, I’m a fish. This is a contracted form. What is the uncontracted form?

I am a fish. that’s obvious. in English contractions are more common. They sound more natural. they’re better. Just contractions are better in a normal sentence. But, if you’re trying to deny what someone says or go against what someone says. For example, I’m a fish. You’re not a fish. I am a fish. When someone says you’re not the thing and you want to argue with them make it stronger. You emphasize. You emphasize that verb. I am a fish I think. Weird examples, I know. I’m sorry. Why am I doing a fish? But, it’s the same feeling for the verb. Do let me give you an example.

If a guy wants to say to a girl something like, I love you. That’s a normal sentence. Right, I love you. Normal. But, maybe she doubts this and she wants to argue against it. You don’t love me. She’s saying a negative. You don’t love me. But, he wants to argue against the negative. I do love you. He used the do to argue against the don’t it’s adding stress adding emphasis. Adding strength to your sentence. So, the whole thing would sound like. I love you. You don’t love me. I do love.

In another example, if an angry girlfriend or boyfriend wants to say, hmm you didn’t call me yesterday. Again, there’s the negative you didn’t call me a normal sentence, would be I called you last night. But, he’s arguing against her accusation of not calling her. So, he could say I did call you she thinks he didn’t call her. He wants to say no that’s wrong. I did call you. So, is this the only way you can use this to argue against a negative? No, let me give you another example.

So, normal sentence you could say I have a girlfriend. I have a boyfriend. Whatever, but, again this style adds emphasis and strength to your sentence in a certain way. You could use it to go against an expectation. So, he could say, well I’m not good-looking. you might be thinking. Okay, so you don’t have a girlfriend. Wow, that’s mean but, then he’s thinking. Hmm, if I say I’m not good-looking. you think I don’t have a girlfriend. But, you’re wrong. I’m not good-looking. but, I do have a girlfriend. So, in this case it would be going against the expectation. Okay, try a sentence with this in the comments below. See you next time. Bye.