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Revision as of 10:03, 2 January 2018
Everyone thinks at first that 了 (le) is best learned as a series of hard and fast rules, similar to how you know what tense to use in Spanish. In reality, though, it's much easier to use 了 as a group of patterns. If you learn all of these patterns progressively, you will naturally start to get a feel for 了.
Expressing Completion
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Expressing completion with "le" | Subj. + Verb + 了 + Obj. | 我 吃 了 两 个 苹果。 |
Result complement "-wan" for finishing | Verb + 完 (+ 了) | 我 说 完 了。 |
Expressing "already" with just "le" | Subj. + Verb Phrase + 了 | 你 应该 问 老师 。我 问 了 。 |
Questions with "le ma" | Verb + 了 + 吗? | 你 吃饭 了 吗 ? |
Common Patterns
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Expressing "excessively" with "tai" | 太 + Adj. + 了 | 太 好 了 ! |
Negative adjectives with "-si le" | Adj. + 死了 | 我 今天 累 死了 。 |
Expressing ongoing duration with double "le" | Verb + 了 + Duration + 了 | 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年 了。 |
Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le" | 别 + Verb + 了 | 别 哭 了,烦 死了 。 |
Expressing "much more" in comparisons | Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 多了 | 拼音 比 汉字 容易 多了 。 |
Superlative "zui" | 最 + Adj. (+ 了) | 谁 最 有钱 ? |
Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" | Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了 | 你 终于 到 了 。 |
Adjectives with "-ji le" | Adj. + 极了 | 这个 主意 好 极了 。 |
Expressing duration of inaction | Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 | 他 已经 一 个 星期 没 洗澡 了 。 |
Indicating Change of State
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Change of state with "le" | ⋯⋯了 | 我 25 岁 了。 |
Expressing duration with "le" | Verb + 了 + Duration | 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年。 |
Expressing "already" with "yijing" | 已经⋯⋯了 | 他 已经 走 了 。 |
Expressing "about to happen" with "le" | 快 + Verb / Adj. + 了 | 快 下雨 了 。 |
Expressing "not anymore" with "le" | 不 / 没(有) + Verb Phrase + 了 | 我 不 想 吃 了 。 |