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Grammar · Chapter 6

了: it happened

verb + 了

了 after a verb says the action is done. Chinese verbs don't change for the past; 了 and time words do that job.

Examples

  • 我吃了。 Wǒ chī le. I've eaten.
  • 他喝了一杯茶。 Tā hēle yì bēi chá. He drank a cup of tea.

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