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  • ... that 了 (le) is not only for the past When something is ''about to happen,'' you can also indicate this using 了 (le). Normally it is paired with a ...
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  • ... word placed at the end of a sentence to express that something has already happened. General use of "来着" in the sentence Structure 来着 is ...
    3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
  • REDIRECT About to happen with "le"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou"
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  • ... . 他 正好 问 了 我 想 问 的 问题 。Tā zhènghǎo wèn le wǒ xiǎng wèn de wèntí.He happened to ask the question that I wanted to ask. 我 正好 也 在 这里 实习 。Wǒ zhènghǎo yě ...
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  • ... 刚 的 事情 太 让 人 生气 了 。Gāng de shìqing tài ràng rén shēngqì le.What just happened is really upsetting. 刚才 的 事情 太 让 人 生气 了 。Gāngcái de shìqing tài ràng rén ...
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  • ... again, you can also use 又. It's almost as if it has already happened in your mind. In these cases, it's quite common for 又 to be immediately followed ...
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  • ... or discussed previously. 把字句 are most often used to describe what happened to the object in some detail. The verb is not just "bare"; there's ...
    15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
  • ... hadn't been lacking, it ''would have'' happened. But it ''was'' lacking, so it didn't happen; it ''almost'' happened. Just remember: the fact of what ...
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  • ... by 快要 or 快 . Advanced Pattern 快要 (kuài yào) is generally "about to" happen , but 就要 (jiù yào) could be used to mark a more specific time. 要 ...
    5 KB (656 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • ... or discussed previously. 把字句 are most often used to describe what happened to the object in some detail. The verb is not just "bare"; there's ...
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  • ... Here 还是 (háishì)--not literally "still is"--indicates what happened or will happen, ''despite'' the situation. The 是 (shì) here doesn't have a ...
    5 KB (814 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • ... (cái) can express lateness , 就 (jiù) can be used to indicate that something happened earlier or sooner than expected. It can also be used in the near ...
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  • ... the related pattern "要⋯⋯了" (yào... le), please see Expressing "about to happen" with "le" the "kuai... le" pattern . Examples 星期五 我们 ...
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  • ... . Structure 刚 (gāng) can also express "from the time an action happens until the present time." Subj. + 刚 + Verb (+ Obj.) + Duration Note that ...
    4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
  • ... the Future 又 is sometimes used to express that something that has happened before ''is going to happen'' in the immediate future. In this case, it ...
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  • ... 得 太 忽然。 一切 发生 得 太 突然。 突然 can be a complement, but 忽然 cannot.Everything happened too suddenly. Example Dialog A: 我 正在 睡觉,忽然 电话 响 了 ,是 Amy 打 来 的 ...
    8 KB (1,152 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
  • ... leave out the 就 and the context that the result will happen is pretty clear. Sources and further reading Books Source New Practical ...
    4 KB (677 words) - 04:35, 18 December 2020
  • ... E4%BA%86-le-somethings-about-to-happen 了 (le): Something's About to Happen See: About to happen with "kuai... le" QW0007: http://chinesepod ...
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  • ... to remember the word order in Chinese is the order in which things have to happen. For example, time has to pass before you can be at a place, so that ...
    15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
  • ... 以后 (yǐhòu) either sounds weird, or makes it sound like it's going to happen really soon (just a little later), rather than at some indefinite point in ...
    4 KB (612 words) - 07:18, 22 April 2019
  • ... this structure to express that "as long as" something happens , "then" something else will happen . In logic, this is referred to as a " http://en ...
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  • ... " 已经 + Verb + 了 他 已经 走 了 。 了2 - ASGNGEU8 Expressing "about to happen" with "le" 快 + Verb / Adj. + 了 快 下雨 了 。 了2 - ASGFR96B ...
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  • ... after an object . Putting 了 After Consecutive Actions So what happens if a whole string of things happened in the past? Do you have to put a 了 ...
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  • ... " 才 indicates that the speaker feels that the events discussed happened later than expected. Sometimes it also expresses anxiety, impatience, anger ...
    9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
  • ... of a regular situation. 往往 has nothing to do with how often something happens. When using 往往, the sentence itself usually has a kind of condition of ...
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  • ... . It gets across the same idea as "bound to happen" does in English. Structure Situation occurring (verb) + 势必 + verb/resultative situation ...
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  • ... , 了 is not the right choice, because you're not asking if an event happened or not. You're asking about details of past events. When you are singling ...
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  • ... Occasionally, though, two-syllable verbs get reduplicated as well. When this happens, it's important to use the "ABAB" pattern for verbs (meaning the ...
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  • ... , 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something ''will'' happen or that someone ''will'' do something. Subj. + 会 + Verb + Obj. Examples ...
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  • ... in the future. That is, 再 is used when something has happened once and it ''will'' happen again. Used as "Again" Remember this is the ''future'' ...
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  • ... have to be intentional. If you want to say something happened while another thing was happening, it would be better to use Expressing "when" with ...
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  • ... cause and effect. They could be thought of as equating to: "Since ___ happened, so ___ happened." It sounds weird to use both "since" and "so" in one ...
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  • ... 不然 他 的 病 治 不好 。Chúfēi yǒu qíjī, bùrán tā de bìng zhì bù hǎo.Unless a miracle happens, his disease can't be cured. 除非 你 听 我 的 ,否则 我 不 会 帮 你 。Chúfēi nǐ ...
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  • ... 表示两件事紧接着发生 Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu" 一…就… indicates two events happening in succession. Lesson Sixteen 如果要强调已发生动作的时间、地点、方式等 ...
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  • ... in a single sentence 38.3 Indicating that one event happens first and another event happens afterward 38.4 Indicating 'afterward' in a separate ...
    16 KB (1,996 words) - 07:22, 14 November 2019
  • ... after verbs to express "imminent action," i.e., something just about to happen Le 了 is used with verbs or adjectives in the negative to express ...
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  • ... Note that you can't put 一下 after separable verbs to express that it happened briefly. 见面 一下jiànmiàn yīxià Common Examples and Common Mistakes with ...
    16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
  • ... by some certain condition, which could be the reason or the cause of what happens after 就. The subjects of the two "Events" are usually the same. 一 ...
    5 KB (681 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
  • ... for you. Note that for all of those cases, we're talking about something that happened ''just now'', as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're ...
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  • ... need to add in 才 to indicate "as a result...(the good outcome happened)." (才 gives the sense that the good outcome ''wouldn't have happened'' without ...
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  • ... , 又 is used to emphasize that something "''didn't'' happen," "''is not''" the case, or "''will not'' happen." It's most often used with 不 and 没 ...
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  • ... Inability with "mei banfa" 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) ("there is no way" that's gonna happen ). Both 没 (méi) and 没有 (méiyǒu) are correct, however. 我 没 办法。Wǒ ...
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  • ... in this way, 经常 can also be used as an adjective referring to things that happens very frequently. 常常 can't be used this way. A simple example: 她 忘 带 ...
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  • ... Only 会 can be used to mean something is going to happen. It expresses that something in the future will happen and is often used to express trends or ...
    11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
  • ... impatient and there was indeed a very long wait for this thing that ''finally'' happened). 你 终于 决定 了!Nǐ zhōngyú juédìng le You finally decided 终 ...
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  • ... 生 了 什么,人 总 要 吃饭 吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le shénme, rén zǒng yào chīfàn ba.No matter what happens, people still have to eat, right? 他 是 你 爸爸,你 总 要 礼貌 一点 吧。Tā ...
    5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
  • ... example sentences, we see that the opposite what one hopes or desires has happened. In the first sentence, we see that the person is expected to come ...
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