When is “得” pronounced “de” and when is it pronounced “dei”?

Question

I have noticed that there are two different pronunciations of 得： - Usually it's pronounced "de". - in some situations it's pronounced "dei" as in:

老百姓想自强
那就得学习点别人先进的东西。

When is “得” pronounced “de” and when is it pronounced “dei”?

Answer 1

• 得
  děi

Is a verb that means:

need/must

Like:

我们得走了
We gotta go.

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• 得
  de

Is an auxiliary partial that modifies or qualifies a verb.

Like:

说得好！
Well said!