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Pronunciation : le

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Meaning :
  1. used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed. (particle)
  2. used for an anticipated or presupposed action. (particle)
  3. indicating that something has happened or is about to happen. (particle)
  4. indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action. (particle)
Radical : 乛
Strokes : 2
Traditional : 了
Usage : 90.7%
Also as : liǎo
Sentences:
1. My brother has came back from abroad.
wǒ gē ge yǐ jīng cóng guó wài huí lái le 。
我 哥 哥 已 经 从 国 外 回 来 了 。

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我 : I, me
哥哥 : brother
我哥哥 : my brother (same as 我的哥哥)
已经 : already, yet
从 : from
国外 : external, overseas, abroad
回来 : return, come back
了 : indicating an action has taken place
2. I’ll pick you up after I finish my dinner.
wǒ chī le fàn zài qù jiē nǐ 。
我 吃 了 饭 再 去 接 你 。

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我 : I, me
吃 : eat
了 : indicate that eating is presupposed for the action of fetching. Speaker will eat first then only fetch someone.
饭 : rice
再 : then, only then
去 : go
接 : pick up, fetch
你 : you
3. A wolf is coming.
láng lái le 。
狼 来 了 。

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狼 : wolf
来 : come
了 : indicating that something has happened or is about to happen
4. We are friends now.
wǒ xiàn zài hé tā zuò péng you le 。
我 现 在 和 他 做 朋 友 了 。

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我 : I, me
现在 : now
和 : and
他 : he
做 : become
朋友 : friend
了 : indicate that speaker has decided to be a friend of someone.
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June 30th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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