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  <h2>What is the change-of-state <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzist">了</span>?</h2>

  <p>As a modal particle, the sentence-end <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span> indicates that a new situation has emerged or a change has taken place. We often call this sentence-final modal particle 'change-of-state <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>' or 'new situation marker <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>'. Compare the following sentences. One has a <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span> at the end while the other does not. They convey different meanings.</p>

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<br/><span class="pinyin">Tiānqi <span class="vert">rè</span> <span class="rouge">le</span>.</span> <br/> <span class="hanzi">天气热了。</span><br/> The weather has become hot.<br/> 

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      This sentence implies that the weather was not hot before but now it has changed.
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<br/><span class="pinyin">Tiānqi hěn <span class="vert">rè</span>.</span> <br/> <span class="hanzi">天气很热。</span><br/> The weather is hot. <br/> 

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      Without the modal particle <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>, the sentence simply announces the fact that the weather is hot.
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