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| − | * 你 吃 饭 <em>了 吗</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ chī fàn <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did you eat?</span> | + | * 你 吃 饭 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ chī fàn <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Did you eat? </span> |
| − | * 老板 走 <em>了 吗</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn zǒu <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did the boss leave?</span> | + | * 老板 走 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn zǒu <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Did the boss leave? </span> |
| − | * 你男朋友 找到 新 工作 <em>了 吗</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyǒu zhǎodào xīn gōngzuò <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Has your boyfriend found a new job yet?</span> | + | * 你男朋友 找到 新 工作 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyǒu zhǎodào xīn gōngzuò <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Has your boyfriend found a new job yet? </span> |
| − | * 妈妈，你 昨天 给 我 打电话 <em>了 吗</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Māma, nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Mom, did you call me yesterday?</span> | + | * 妈妈，你 昨天 给 我 打电话 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Māma, nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Mom, did you call me yesterday? </span> |
| − | * 你 今天 去 上班 <em>了 吗</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān qù shàngbān <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did you go to work today?</span> | + | * 你 今天 去 上班 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān qù shàngbān <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Did you go to work today? </span> |
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| − | * 晚饭 你 吃 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Wǎnfàn nǐ chī <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did you eat dinner?</span> | + | * 晚饭 你 吃 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Wǎnfàn nǐ chī <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Did you eat dinner? </span> |
| − | * 衣服 你 洗 好 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Yīfu nǐ xǐ hǎo <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you finished washing clothes?</span> | + | * 衣服 你 洗 好 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Yīfu nǐ xǐ hǎo <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Have you finished washing clothes? </span> |
| − | * 作业 你 写 完 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Zuòyè nǐ xiě wán<em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you finishing doing homework?</span> | + | * 作业 你 写 完 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Zuòyè nǐ xiě wán<em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Have you finishing doing homework? </span> |
| − | * 这 个 电影 你 看 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Zhè gè diànyǐng nǐ kàn <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you seen this movie?</span> | + | * 这 个 电影 你 看 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè diànyǐng nǐ kàn <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Have you seen this movie? </span> |
| − | * 我 的 邮件 你 收到 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de yóujiàn nǐ shōudào <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you received my message?</span> | + | * 我 的 邮件 你 收到 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de yóujiàn nǐ shōudào <em>le ma</em>? </span> <span class="trans">Have you received my message? </span> |
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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 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 notice 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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