了

leㄌㄜ˙

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TOCFL 1

Meaning

Meanings

1
(completed action marker)
2
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

Examples

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我该去睡觉了。

我該去睡覺了。

I have to go to sleep.

我该去睡觉了。

我該去睡覺了。

I have to go to bed.

Muiriel现在20岁了。

Muiriel現在20歲了。

Muiriel is 20 now.

Muiriel现在20岁了。

Muiriel現在20歲了。

Muiriel has turned twenty.

這個永遠完不了了。

This is never going to end.

Grammar

Grammar using 了

太…了

Too much with 太…了 (tai...le) · A1 · TOCFL a1

了

Change of state with 了 (le) · A1 · TOCFL a1

了

了 (le) for completed actions · A1 · TOCFL a1

了

Duration so far with 了 (le) · A1 · TOCFL a1

了…了

Duration up to now with 了…了 · A1 · TOCFL a1

快…了

About to happen with 快…了 (kuai...le) · A1 · TOCFL a1

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V 了…就

Immediately after with V 了…就 · A1 · TOCFL a1

V 着 V 着，就…了

Unexpected change while doing with V 着 V 着 · A2 · TOCFL a2

为了

Purpose with 为了 · A2 · TOCFL a2

V 了 V

Trying briefly with V 了 V · A2 · TOCFL a2

别再…了

Telling someone to stop with 别再…了 · A2 · TOCFL a2

就要…了

About to happen with 就要…了 · A2 · TOCFL a2

再不…就…了

Zaibu Jiu Le Urgent Conditional (再不…就…了) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

不再…了

Buzai Le Not Anymore (不再…了) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

早就…了

Zaojiu Le Long Since (早就…了) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

更别说…了

Gengbieshuo Le Let Alone (更别说…了) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

Related: 了

了解

liǎo jiě

to understand

对了

duì le

Correct!

得了

dé le

all right!

得了

dé liǎo

(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible

了解

liǎo jiě

to understand

算了

suàn le

let it be

罢了

bà le

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

罢了

bà liǎo

a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)

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