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[irinaofr]

1) It is a must.
2) It is a must see country/film.
3) You must see it.

All correct?

(I pondered over article "a"in 2) and not having "to" for some time, but seems that I got everything right)

Thank you.

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello, irinaofr.

I would use a hyphen in #2:
It is a must-see country/film.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/must_1#must_1__408

Otherwise, they are all grammatically correct.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Having read the link in the above post, I think it is also correct to say 'This country/film is a must-see'.

 

[irinaofr]

How about

1) Must a visit
2) Must visit
3) Must to visit

3) should be wrong
2-?
Thanks.

 

[irinaofr]

Will try again.
It is a wonderful country, it is a must to visit.
You must visit it.
It is must a visit.

Not sure at alll....Need your help, please.
Thanks!

 

[Barb_D]

Will try again.
It is a wonderful country. Visiting it is a must.
You must visit it. - Okay
It is must a visit. - No

Not sure at alll....Need your help, please.
Thanks!

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[irinaofr]

How about:

It is a must to see/ to visit (museum) if you are in NY.
It is a must to see country if you can afford it.

I'm trying to find ways when "must to see" can be said (if it can be).

Thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

How about:

It is a must to see/ to visit (museum) if you are in NY.
It is a must to see country if you can afford it.

I'm trying to find ways when "must to see" can be said (if it can be).

Thanks.

You can say either, replacing the word "country" with the name of a country. "It's a must to see the Statue of Liberty when you're in New York." It doesn't sound terribly natural to me but it's not shocking.

"Must" is a noun in these sentences, not a verb.

 

[irinaofr]

Sorry, still not very clear. Let me try again, please.

I went to Aurstralia, loved it.

1) It is a must-see.
2) It is a must-see country.
3) It is a must to see.
4) It is a must to visit country.
5) It is a must to visit.
6) It is a must-visit.

Could you please say yes/no to all of my sentences.

Many thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

Only 1 and 2 are correct.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Why is 'must-see' but not 'must-visit' correct?

 

[Rover_KE]

Unlike must-see, must-read and must-have, not enough people have used it for it to have made its way into dictionaries.

 

[irinaofr]

You said that my sentences before were correct.

It is a must to see/ to visit (museum) if you are in NY.
It is a must to see country if you can afford it.

But now you say 3)-6) are wrong....

Still not clear at all....

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think it is correct to say 'It is a must to see/visit the country/museum'.

 

[irinaofr]

Thanks.
It is a must to visit (the) museum/country.

Is 'the' needed?

Many thanks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes. It is.

 

[GoesStation]

Is the need for the definite article clearer if you re-order the sentence as "To visit the museum is a must"?

 

[Matthew Wai]

It is a must to use an article before a singular countable noun.

 

[irinaofr]

You don't use it in

1) It is a must-see museum.

But you use it in

2) It is a must to visit the museum.

Sure, I see the difference now. Couln't see it before. Thanks!

It is a normal usage in 2); not very usual in 1) a must-see museum (it is a long compaund (?) noun).

It is A MUST ( you have to) to visit the museum.

 

[emsr2d2]

You don't use it in

1) It is a must-see museum.
Here, "must-see" is an adjective.

But you use it in

2) It is a must to visit the museum.
Here, "must" is a noun.

Sure, I see the difference now. I couldn't see it before. Thanks!

It is [strike]a[/strike] normal usage in 2); not very usual in 1) a must-see museum (it is a long compound (?) noun).

It is A MUST (you have to) to visit the museum.

See above.