where 了 should be placed?
I wondered reading text book.
你记住我的电话号码了吗?
what if 你记住了我的电话号码,吗?,
does it have different meaning?
I am confusing~
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Actually, in this case it doesn't matter where "le" is placed. It still expresses the same idea. Generally speaking, "le" is placed *after* the verb when marking a completed action.
我喝了三杯咖啡。- I drank three cups of coffee.
However, sometimes you'll see the sentence order worded differently when asking questions.
你门票买了吗?did you buy the entrance ticket?-here, the verb is placed after the object, so "le" is placed towards the end of the sentence. It's also correct to ask: 你买了门票吗?- but the first way is probably more common.
了 does not have any particular meaning, so it really depends on the sentence. Many times when 了is at the end of a sentence, it implies a change.
我吃饱了. - I'm full [after eating a meal as opposed to before]
下雨了 - it's raining[now]
Or take this scenario where you buy a milkshake and two cookies. Once the lady behind the counter brings you your drink she asks: 还要什么?-do you want anything else? Since you have bought everything you wanted, you would then respond:不要了-no[not anymore;I'm satisfied] 不要 alone would mean "doesn't want" but here 了 implies 'not anymore' since there isn't an exact word to express that in Mandarin.
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You have to know what
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ping is right
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I think they are the same meaning. But we are used to use the first one.
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