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Grammar Point:The sentential 了 often appears in sentences with adverbs, indicating that something will happen soon. It suggests an imminent change of state. Before you read this post, please make sure you have known what is 了1, 了2, and 了3.If you are not sure about it, you can check this article: 了 Part1 了2 (Sentence particle 了)…
了1 (Verb-suffix了) S + V + 了 + (O) It means the action is complete and it should always be placed immediately after the verb. Here comes the tricky part. Is using 了1 equivalent to the past tense in English?The answer is NO! There is no past tense in Chinese. But we use “le” to indicate a completed action. Therefore, there…
Grammar Point:Some textbooks may list multiple meanings to explain the Chinese character 了 le, but actually, there are only three of them main uses which we refer 了1, 了2, and 了3. Before you read this post, please make sure you have known what is 了1, 了2, and 了3.If you are not sure about it, you…