Expressing "about to happen" with "le"

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“快...了” expresses something that has not happened yet, but in a short time or relatively short time it will. In certain contexts, you can remove the middle part, and just say 快了. Using this structure is like say "It's going to. . .real soon."

Structure

快 + Verb (+ Object) + 了

Examples

  • 下班 了 吗?
  • 这 些 工作 做 完 了,我 晚点 下班。
  • 到 家 了 吗?
  • 到 了,你 开始 做 饭 吧。
  • 我 觉得 下雨 了,我们 走 吧。
  • 过年 了,你 什么 时候 回家?
  • 小李 哭 了,你 别 开 玩笑 了。

Structure

快 + Ajective + 了

Examples

  • 黑 了,他 怎么 还 没 回来?
  • 死 了。

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