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«How dare you» vs «How do you dare»
I know that dare is a semi-modal verb. I just don’t know when to use it like a modal auxiliary verb and when to use it like a normal verb. Given the following examples:
Is it only up to the speaker as to which one to use? Or does it depend on the circumstances?
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If you are issuing this statement as a warning or confrontation then the only acceptable formulation is
For example: «How dare you go behind my back and talk to my boss without telling me.»
For example: «How do you dare do that? Aren’t you afraid you’ll burn your hand?»
Need and dare are the English semi-modal verbs, which means that need and dare can behave like a modal (no inflections, negative contractions needn’t, dassn’t, subject-auxiliary inversion, to-less infinitives) only in negative contexts.
Isn’t English syntax fun?
I explained about this peculiarity of dare in another post here, a while back.
«How dare you» is just a fossilized expression, and as Skippy says, it’s basically lost its interrogativity. It isn’t so much a question as it is an exclamation. It’s an archaism (archaicism?) like «so be it.» it’s an example of the older interrogation and negation which didn’t use auxiliary verbs.
«How dare you» is commonly-used, particularly in exclamations – as in: How dare you wake him up in the middle of his nap!
«How do you dare» seems unnatural to me. I think I’d be more inclined to say something along the lines of: Would you dare wake him up in the middle of his nap?
Daring can mean doing something that is inherently dangerous (because of fire, heights, enemies, wild beasts, zombies, etc.), but it can also mean doing something that is known to be forbidden or disapproved (defying your boss, cheating on your wife, etc.)
How dare you/he/she? is only used in a disapproving way:
— How dare you come here and accuse me?
— How dare she speak to me like that?
How do you dare? could be used conversationally to ask how someone has the courage to do something; however, it would be much more usual to ask in the past tense:
— How did you dare to walk out on that ledge?
In general, asking «how do you dare?» seems like bad form conversationally:
— on one hand, the person being asked may feel that s/he is bragging (I dare because I am a hero. Why do you ask?)
— on the other hand, asking a firefighter How do you dare to run into burning buildings day after day? carries with it the implicit question Are you f$%^&!@g crazy?
how dare you
1 how dare you?
2 How dare you?
3 how dare you blame me when you are just as much to blame?
4 [how dare you] speak to [me] in that tone!
5 how dare you address me in such term?
6 how dare you address me in such terms?
7 how dare you bandy words with me?
8 how dare you cast reflections on my motives?
9 how dare you cast reflexions on my motives?
10 how dare you say such things!
11 dare
to dare smb. to ( do ) smth. вызывать кого-л. на что-л.
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13 how
I should like to know the how of it — мне бы хотелось узнать, как это делается
how is he? — как он себя чувствует?; как он?
how is it?, how comes it? — как это получается?, почему так выходит?
how is it that … — как случилось, что …
how about …? — как насчёт …?
and how! — ещё бы!, ещё как!, очень даже!
how come? — это почему же?, каким же это образом?
how so? — как же так?; как же это?
how the devil!, how the deuce!, how the hell!, how the dickens! — какого чёрта!, что за чёрт!; как, чёрт возьми!
any old how — как попало, небрежно
how is he making out? — как он живёт?, как у него идут дела?
how the land lies — как обстоят дела, каково положение дел?
how do you do — здравствуй; здравствуйте; как вы поживаете
I told him how I had read it in papers — я рассказал ему, что прочёл об этом в газетах
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I dare not protest. — Не смею возражать.
She didn’t dare open her mouth. — Она не посмела вымолвить ни слова.
I dare you to jump the stream! — Держу пари, ты не перепрыгнешь через этот ручей!
to do smth. for a dare брит. / on a dare амер. — сделать что-л. на спор
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(dared, durst;
dared;
3 л. ед. ч. настоящего времени dares и
пренебрегать опасностью, рисковать;
to dare the perils of arctic travel пренебречь всеми опасностями полярного путешествия
пренебрегать опасностью, рисковать;
to dare the perils of arctic travel пренебречь всеми опасностями полярного путешествия he won’t
to deny it он не осмелится отрицать это;
I dare swear я уверен в этом;
I dare say полагаю, осмелюсь сказать (иногда ирон.) he won’t
to deny it он не осмелится отрицать это;
I dare swear я уверен в этом;
I dare say полагаю, осмелюсь сказать (иногда ирон.) he won’t
to deny it он не осмелится отрицать это;
I dare swear я уверен в этом;
I dare say полагаю, осмелюсь сказать (иногда ирон.)
16 how you dare!
17 сметь
! don`t you dare!;
как вы смеете! how dare you!
18 when
adv rel. когда;
during the time when you were away во время вашего отсутствия
cj хотя, несмотря на, тогда как;
he is reading the book when he might be out playing он читает книгу, хотя мог бы играть во дворе when время, дата;
he told me the when and the why of it он рассказал мне когда и отчего это произошло
cj если;
how can he buy it when he has no money? как он может это купить, если у него нет денег?
adv conj. когда;
I don’t know when she will come не знаю, когда она придет till
can you stay? до какого времени вы можете остаться?;
say when скажите (сами), когда довольно( при наливании вина) till
can you stay? до какого времени вы можете остаться?;
say when скажите (сами), когда довольно (при наливании вина)
cj когда, в то время как, как только, тогда как;
when seated сидя;
when speaking говоря
cj когда, в то время как, как только, тогда как;
when seated сидя;
when speaking говоря
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См. также в других словарях:
how dare you — spoken phrase used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’m a respectable married man.’ how dare you do something: How dare you go… … Useful english dictionary
How Dare You! — Studioalbum von 10cc Veröffentlichung 1976 Label Mercury Records Format … Deutsch Wikipedia
how dare you — (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! … New idioms dictionary
How Dare You! — Album par 10cc Sortie janvier 1976 Enregistrement Strawberry Studios (Stockport) Durée 42:53 Genre rock Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
how dare you — ► how dare you used to express indignation. Main Entry: ↑dare … English terms dictionary
how dare you! — Exclamation expressing anger or outrage at another s action • • • Main Entry: ↑dare … Useful english dictionary
how dare you — spoken used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said Were you ever involved with this woman? How dare you! I m a respectable married man. how dare you do something: How dare you go into my room … English dictionary
how dare you do something — how dare you (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! … New idioms dictionary
How Dare You (TV series) — How Dare You was a children s sketch/game show series that was produced by Tyne Tees Television and aired on ITV from 1984 until 1987.eries guide*Series 1: 13 editions 10 April 1984 10 July 1984Presented by Floella Benjamin, John Gorman and Clive … Wikipedia
how dare you — used to express indignation. → dare … English new terms dictionary
how dare you?
Смотреть что такое «how dare you?» в других словарях:
how dare you — spoken phrase used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’m a respectable married man.’ how dare you do something: How dare you go… … Useful english dictionary
How Dare You! — Studioalbum von 10cc Veröffentlichung 1976 Label Mercury Records Format … Deutsch Wikipedia
how dare you — (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! … New idioms dictionary
How Dare You! — Album par 10cc Sortie janvier 1976 Enregistrement Strawberry Studios (Stockport) Durée 42:53 Genre rock Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
how dare you — ► how dare you used to express indignation. Main Entry: ↑dare … English terms dictionary
how dare you! — Exclamation expressing anger or outrage at another s action • • • Main Entry: ↑dare … Useful english dictionary
how dare you — spoken used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said Were you ever involved with this woman? How dare you! I m a respectable married man. how dare you do something: How dare you go into my room … English dictionary
how dare you do something — how dare you (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! … New idioms dictionary
How Dare You (TV series) — How Dare You was a children s sketch/game show series that was produced by Tyne Tees Television and aired on ITV from 1984 until 1987.eries guide*Series 1: 13 editions 10 April 1984 10 July 1984Presented by Floella Benjamin, John Gorman and Clive … Wikipedia
how dare you — used to express indignation. → dare … English new terms dictionary
how dare you
1 how dare you?
2 how dare you
3 how dare you
4 How dare you?
5 How dare you?
6 how\ dare\ you?
7 how dare (you say such things)?
8 how dare you run her down?
9 how dare you blame me when you are just as much to blame?
10 [how dare you] speak to [me] in that tone!
11 how dare you address me in such term?
12 how dare you address me in such terms?
13 how dare you bandy words with me?
14 how dare you cast reflections on my motives?
15 how dare you cast reflexions on my motives?
16 how dare you say such things!
17 how dare you say that
18 how dare you say that
19 How dare you say that?
20 dare
См. также в других словарях:
how dare you — spoken phrase used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’m a respectable married man.’ how dare you do something: How dare you go… … Useful english dictionary
How Dare You! — Studioalbum von 10cc Veröffentlichung 1976 Label Mercury Records Format … Deutsch Wikipedia
how dare you — (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! … New idioms dictionary
How Dare You! — Album par 10cc Sortie janvier 1976 Enregistrement Strawberry Studios (Stockport) Durée 42:53 Genre rock Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
how dare you — ► how dare you used to express indignation. Main Entry: ↑dare … English terms dictionary
how dare you! — Exclamation expressing anger or outrage at another s action • • • Main Entry: ↑dare … Useful english dictionary
how dare you — spoken used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said Were you ever involved with this woman? How dare you! I m a respectable married man. how dare you do something: How dare you go into my room … English dictionary
how dare you do something — how dare you (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! … New idioms dictionary
How Dare You (TV series) — How Dare You was a children s sketch/game show series that was produced by Tyne Tees Television and aired on ITV from 1984 until 1987.eries guide*Series 1: 13 editions 10 April 1984 10 July 1984Presented by Floella Benjamin, John Gorman and Clive … Wikipedia
how dare you — used to express indignation. → dare … English new terms dictionary
How very dare you!
. was originally used by English comedian and actor Frankie Howard, but has since found fame in the UK through the Catherine Tate show.
In this sentence, is the word very a modifier, and if so, what does it modify?
This sentence is obviously exclamatory in force, but, syntactically, is it an exclamative or an interrogative clause? Note that this sentence exhibits inversion, but that inversion can occur in both interrogative and exclamative clauses.
Is dare a modal verb here? How can we tell?
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How very dare you!?
Do you have any idea how much I feel you are overstepping the line?
This is obviously, simultaneously, exclamatory and interrogative.
I would say that ‘very’ is an adverb modifying the verb ‘dare’. It reminds me of the Hellenistic Greek construction when ‘apo‘ is added to a verb and extends the meaning or turns the meaning into another dimension.
Apo is like a funnel. The stem is the original verb and apo then makes it expand outwards massively, inflating the concept.
Adding ‘very’ to a verb (or noun, see later) is a clever device, in my view.
The female comedian dressed up as a man to carry out the joke, underlining the fact that it was aimed, particularly, at men.
It was a comment on people who live one way privately and present something else to the public.
The comedian portrayed other, similar characters, one being the lady who constantly broke wind in a car and pretended she had not; and one being the grandmother who would express gratitude for presents but, once the donor had left, would enrage at the ‘liberty’ of being given something far less than she wanted.
In those cases, she dressed as a woman.
Famously, she portrayed a teenage schoolgirl who cared not a jot for what anyone thought of her and, in this case, the catchphrase ‘Am I bovvered’ (bothered) was publicised by Tony Blair, then Prime Minister of the UK, in an Xmas special on TV.
Perhaps the comedian is trying to tell us to be what we are, wherever we are, neither to pose nor to protest.
The Urban Dictionary carries a quote :
Glen Beck being famous for publicising an ailment as a reason for some of his behaviour but the publicised claim being described as ‘pseudoscience’. Again, the implication ‘very Glenn Beck’ being that someone is one thing privately and another in public.
Thus the word ‘very’ has taken on a kind of life of its own.
All we have to do now is to use it as an adjective, no verb required, and to say ‘how very of you’; and we will be understood.