Difference between revisions of "Expressing "already" with just "le""
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| + | * [["Already" with "yijing"]] | ||
* [[Expressing "not anymore" with "le"]] | * [[Expressing "not anymore" with "le"]] | ||
* [[Uses of "le"]] | * [[Uses of "le"]] | ||
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| − | * [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] ( | + | * [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (p. 68) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy] |
* [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 126-9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] | * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 126-9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] | ||
* [[Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar]] (pp. 238-99) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520066103?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0520066103 →buy] | * [[Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar]] (pp. 238-99) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520066103?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0520066103 →buy] | ||
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Revision as of 03:53, 21 March 2014
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Keywords
You can expect to see the word 已经 (yǐjīng) to mean "already" in Chinese, and it is followed with a 了 (le), but sometimes that feeling of "already" can also be expressed with 了 (le) alone.
Structure
(已经) + [Verb phrase] + 了
Examples
- 我 吃 饭 了 。 I've (already) eaten.
- 我 已经 告诉 他 了。 I've already told him.
- 你 已经 知道 了。 "You knew (that) already."
- 我 已经 做完 了。 I already finished it.
- 他 已经 走 了。 He has already left.
- 已经 晚 了。 It's already late.
- 我们 已经 在 飞机 上 了。 We're on the plane already.
- 已经 学 过 了。 (The subject is unclear here.)Already studied it.
- 面包 已经 买 了。 (The subject is unclear here.)Already bought the bread.
- 已经 给 你 了。 (The subject is unclear here.)Already gave it to you.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (p. 68) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 126-9) →buy
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 238-99) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 217-8) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 64-5) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (p. 8) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (p. 239)→buy
Websites
- Chinesegrammar.info: Chinese le grammar summary (了)
