Chinese Grammar | How to use 了(le) in Chinese

Summary

Today Lori and Mai discussed the use of the very confusing particle ‘了.’ It is usually used both to express the completion of an action and a change of a situation. But is it only used to indicate an action in the past? What exceptions are there? Tune in to find out more!

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Transcription

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【Skit】

M: Hey, 你回來了！你今天去哪兒了？What did you do today?

L: I have been home for too long because of COVID-19. 每天待在家，覺得無聊了。So I went for a walk and shopped for some food. 所以我就去走走，然後買了些食物。結果因為好像快下雨了，我就回來了。

M: 啊，辛苦了！那你今天買水果了嗎？You didn’t get any fruit the last time you went.

L: 有有有，買了很多。這次我買了香蕉和蕃茄。I also got grapes and tomatoes.

M: 太好了！我可以跟你拿一些嗎？

L: Sure. 我買得可多了！Help yourself.

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