Difference between revisions of "Expressing "not anymore" with "le""

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In a negative sentence, the sentence-final 了 (le) can take on the meaning of "(not) anymore" or "no longer." The word 已经 (yǐjīng), which means "already," may nor may not accompany it.

没有纸了。 (in other words, "we're out of paper")Méi yǒu zhǐ le. There's no paper anymore.
我不能喝酒了。 (there's some new reason why I can't drink now)Wǒ bù néng hējiǔ le. I can't drink anymore.
你不喜欢我了？ Nǐ bù xǐ huān wǒ le? You don't like me anymore?
我已经不爱你了。 Wǒ yǐjīng bù ài nǐ le. I don't love you anymore.
我没有钱了。 Wǒ méi yǒu qián le. I don't have money anymore. / I'm not rich anymore.
没有酒了。 Méi yǒu jiǔ le. We're out of booze.
我没有工作了。 Wǒ méi yǒu gōngzuò le. I don't have a job anymore.
不想去了。 Bù xiǎng qù le. I don't want to go anymore.
他已经不住在这里了。 Tā yǐjīng bù zhù zài zhèlǐ le. He is not living here anymore.
我不能回家了。 Wǒ bù néng huíjiā le. I can't go back home anymore.

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 In a negative sentence, the [[modal particle "le"|sentence-final 了 (le)]] can take on the meaning of "(not) anymore" or "no longer."  The word [[已经|已经 (yǐjīng)]], which [[Expressing "already" with "le"|means "already,"]] may nor may not accompany it.
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