Can someone please explain why this is so??
Why do sentences 1 and 4 finish in "了" and the rest don't?? Thank youu!! :)
1.你 昨 天 做 什 么 了?
What did you do yesterday?
2.你明天要做什么?
What are you going to do tomorrow?
3.我正在 听音乐。
I am listening to music.
4.我昨天看电影了。
I went to see a film yesterday.
5.我明天要去看电影。
I’m going to see a film tomorrow.
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Answers · 17
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了 = completion.
It marks the completion of the predicate.
If you look at 1 and 4, you will see they are completed predicates.
the others have 要 or 在, meaning "going to" or "being", neither of which express completion, but continuity.
Some people will tell you that 了 marks the past tense. In your example sentences they certainly do refer to the past. However, 了 marks completion. That is the correct way to understand 了.
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了 only used in past tense and perfect tense, such as:
你吃早饭了吗? Have you had your breakfast?
我吃过了 I have had my breakfast.
做好了、可以了 It's done
去过了 I've been there
行了,别说了 Alright(Fine), stop talking, be quiet
够了 Enough!
得了吧 come on, stop it.
算了吧 Forget it.
我去不了liao3了le1 I can't make it, I can't go (there).
他成功了 He made it.
他知道了 He knew it.
他不行了 He is dying
我受不了liao3了le1 I can't put up with it.
他吐了 He has been sick/puked
特殊用法:不了liao3了liao3之 actually it's another meaning of 了le1, and it sounds differently. It means something end up with nothing, no outcome
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"了"= haber hecho algo . en la primera y la cuarta se dice "昨天" ,que significa "ayer". en otras frases se dice "ahora" o "mañana", entonces no hace falta “了”
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3个助词:着、了、过 表示不同状态
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"了“ done
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