Questions with "le ma"
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Asking questions about completed actions will involve using both 了 (le) and 吗 (ma). These are simply added to the end of a sentence or statement. This means you might see questions with 了 (le) and 吗 (ma) in different structures.
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General Usage
Structure
Subj. + Verb + Obj. + 了吗?
Examples
- 你 吃 饭 了 吗？ Did you eat?
- 老板 走 了 吗？ Did the boss leave?
- 你男朋友 找到 新 工作 了 吗？ Has your boyfriend found a new job yet?
- 妈妈，你 昨天 给 我 打电话 了 吗？ Mom, did you call me yesterday?
- 你 今天 去 上班 了 吗？ Did you go to work today?
With a Topic
Structure
Topic + (Subj.) + Verb + 了吗?
NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the Verb.
Examples
- 晚饭 你 吃 了 吗？ Did you eat dinner?
- 衣服 你 洗 好 了 吗？ Have you finished washing the clothes?
- 作业 你 写 完 了 吗？ Have you finishing doing homework?
- 这 个 电影 你 看 了 吗？ Have you seen this movie?
- 我 的 邮件 你 收到 了 吗？ Have you received my message?
Notice that in these examples the object is introduced first as a topic.
Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more than the combination of the Expressing completion with le pattern and the Yes - no questions with ma pattern.
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