Advanced "le" after an object

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You may have learned that 了 (le) follows immediately after a verb to indicate completion (AKA 了1), and comes at the end of a sentence when it indicates a "change of state" (AKA 了2). But what's the explanation for how it frequently follows not the verb, but the object after the verb? That's what this grammar point is about: bringing a bit more depth to your understanding of expressing completion with "le".

Structure

Verb + Obj + 了

Verb + 了 + Obj

Examples

  • 我 看书 I read books.
  • 我 买东西 I went shopping.
  • 我 去 上海 I went to Shanghai.

Sources and further reading

HSK4