Difference between revisions of "Uses of le"

(Redirected page to Uses of "le")
 
(26 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The Chinese particle 了 has been traditionally divided into two broad categories: aspectual particle 了 (AKA 了1) and modal particle 了 (AKA 了2).  However, for a word with as many varied grammatical uses, such broad classifications don't seem particularly helpful to learners.  This article offers an alternative way to understand 了: by listing out specific uses and patterns.
+
#REDIRECT [[Uses of "le"]]
 
 
== Beginner (A1) Uses of 了 ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em; text-align:left"
 
|-
 
! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples!! 了 Type
 
|-
 
|[[ASG8HVFN|Expressing "Excessively"]] || 太 + Adj + 了 || <span class="liju"><em>太</em> 好 <em>了</em> ! </span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
== Elementary (A2) Uses of 了 ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em; text-align:left"
 
|-
 
! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples!! 了 Type
 
|-
 
|[[ASGTSWBR|Expressing Completion with "''le''"]] || V + 了 || <span class="liju">她 去 <em>了</em> 北京。</span> || 了1
 
|-
 
|[[ASGYKDNF|Questions with "''le ma''"]] || V + 了 + 吗? || <span class="liju">北京 去 <em>了 吗</em>?</span> || 了1
 
|-
 
|[[ASGJ36VN|Expressing Duration]] || [Verb Phrase] + [Duration] (+ 了) || <span class="liju">他 在 北京 住 了<em> 两 年</em>。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|[[ASGSVF28|Expressing Duration of Inaction]] || [Duration] + 没 + [Verb Phrase] ) (+ 了) || <span class="liju">他 已经 <em>三 天 没</em> 洗澡 了。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
 
 
|}
 
 
 
== Intermediate (B1) Uses of 了 ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em; text-align:left"
 
|-
 
! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples!! 了 Type
 
|-
 
|[[ASGLEVUV|Making Negative Adjectives Extreme with "''-si le''"]] || Adj + 死了 || <span class="liju">那 个 孩子 难 看 <em>死 了</em>。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|[[ASGVME5V|Making Positive Adjectives Extreme with "''-ji le''"]] || Adj + 极了 || <span class="liju">你的 中文 好 <em>极了</em>。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|[[ASG6KUS5|Expressing "Much More" in Comparisons]] || N1 + 比 + N2 + Adj + 多了 || <span class="liju">我 <em>比</em> 你 高 <em>多 了</em>。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|[[ASGT185D|Expressing Change of State with "''le''"]] || ……了 || <span class="liju">今天 我 25 岁 <em>了</em>。你的 衣服 脏 <em>了</em>。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
== Upper Intermediate (B2) Uses of 了 ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em; text-align:left"
 
|-
 
! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples!! 了 Type
 
|-
 
|Expressing "A bit too" || Adj + 了一点(儿) || <span class="liju">这个 东西 的 质量 是 <em>差 了 一点</em> 。</span> || 了2
 
|-
 
|}
 

Latest revision as of 17:03, 21 January 2012

Redirect to: