le 了 at the end of a yǒu 有 sentence.


  1. Tāmen yǒu háizi le, méiyǒu shíjiān kàn diànshì le.
    他们有孩子了，没有时间看电视了。
    They have got a child now, (so) they don't have time to watch TV any more.

    2. This sentence implies that 'they' did not have a child before and that they used to watch TV. Compare it with the following sentence which does not have the change-of-state le 了.


  2. Tāmen yǒu háizi, méiyǒu shíjiān kàn diànshì.
    他们有孩子，没有时间看电视。
    They have a child, (and) they don't have time to watch TV.

    3. This sentence simply states the fact that 'they' have a child and they do not have time to watch TV.


  3. Xiànzài tāmen yǒu chē le, suǒyǐ chángcháng lái kàn wǒmen.
    现在他们有车了，所以常常来看我们。
    Now they've got a car, so they often come to see us.

    4. The sentence implies that 'they' did not have a car before and 'they' often visit 'us' because of the change of situation. Compare it with the following sentence which does not have the change-of-state le 了.


  4. Tāmen yǒu chē, suǒyǐ chángcháng lái kàn wǒmen.
    他们有车，所以常常来看我们。
    They have a car, so they often come to see us.

    5. This sentence simply states the fact that 'they' own a car which allows them to visit 'us' often.