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“都...了“ is used to express that something has already happened, similar to "已经...了". However it is used more emphatically, implying that the speaker holds some sort of attitude in relation to the event, and is not merely objectively stating the facts, as with "已经...了".
 
 
 
==Structure==
 
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
 
 
都 + Verb/Adjective/Quantity + 了
 
 
 
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== Examples ==
 
 
 
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* 你 <em>都</em> 快 三十 <em>了</em>,还 不 结婚?
 
* 现在 <em>都</em> 是 二  十 一 世纪 <em>了</em>,你 怎么 还 这么 想?
 
* <em>都</em> 九点 <em>了</em>,快 起床 吧!
 
* 他 <em>都</em> 到 <em>了</em>,你 能 不 见 他?
 
* 饭 <em>都</em> 凉 <em>了</em>,他 怎么 还 不 回来?
 
 
 
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==See also==
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
*[[现代汉语八百词(增订本)]] (pp. 178) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
 
 
 
=== Dictionaries ===
 
* [[现代汉语词典(第5版)]] (pp.329 ) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]
 
 
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|都|B1|都 ...了|你 <em>都</em> 快 三十 <em>了</em>,还 不 结婚?|grammar point|ASGT1CIR}}
 
{{Rel char|了}}
 
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{{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing opinions}}
 

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