<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>Asking questions about completed actions will involve using both 了 (le) and 吗 (ma). These are simply added to the end of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 (ma).</p> <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + Verb + Obj. + 了吗?</p> </div> <p>Note the order of 了 (le) and 吗 (ma).</p> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>你 吃饭 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ chīfàn <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did you eat?</span></li> <li>老板 走 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn zǒu <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did the boss leave?</span></li> <li>你男朋友 找到 新 工作 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou zhǎodào xīn gōngzuò <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Has your boyfriend found a new job yet?</span></li> <li>妈妈，你 昨天 给 我 打电话 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Māma, nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class= "trans">Mom, did you call me yesterday?</span></li> <li>你 今天 去 上班 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān qù shàngbān <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did you go to work today?</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="with-a-topic">With a Topic</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Topic (+ Subj.) + Verb + 了吗?</p> </div> <p>NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the verb.</p> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>晚饭 你 吃 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Wǎnfàn nǐ chī <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Did you eat dinner?</span></li> <li>衣服 你 洗 好 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Yīfu nǐ xǐ hǎo <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you finished washing the clothes?</span></li> <li>作业 你 写 完 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Zuòyè nǐ xiě wán <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you finishing doing homework?</span></li> <li>这 个 电影 你 看 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng nǐ kàn <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you seen this movie?</span></li> <li>我 的 邮件 你 收到 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de yóujiàn nǐ shōudào <em>le ma</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Have you received my email?</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more than the combination of the <a href= "expressing_completion_with_"le"" title= "wikilink">expressing completion with "le"</a> pattern and the <a href="Yes-no_questions_with_"ma"" title= "wikilink">yes/no questions with "ma"</a> pattern.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Yes-no_questions_with_"ma"" title= "wikilink">Yes-no questions with "ma"</a></li> <li><a href="Expressing_completion_with_"le"" title= "wikilink">Expressing completion with "le"</a></li> <li><a href="Rhetorical_Questions_with_"nandao"" title= "wikilink">Rhetorical Questions with "nandao"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide" title="wikilink">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide</a> (p. 229) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_2_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC2)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)</a> (p. 17) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)" title="wikilink">A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)</a> (p. 429) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>