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  <h1>Questions with "<span class="pinyinst">le ma</span>" "<span class="hanzist">了 吗</span>"</h1>

  <p>Asking questions about completed actions will involve using both <span class="hanzi">了</span> (<span class="pinyin">le</span>) and <span class="hanzi">吗</span> (<span class="pinyin">ma</span>). These are simply added to the end of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that <span class="hanzi">了</span> (<span class="pinyin">le</span>) comes first, followed by <span class="hanzi">吗</span> (<span class="pinyin">ma</span>).</p>

  <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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    <p>Subj. + Verb + Obj. + <span class="hanzist">了吗?</span></p>
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  <p>Note the order of <span class="hanzi">了</span> (<span class="pinyin">le</span>) and <span class="hanzi">吗</span> (<span class="pinyin">ma</span>).</p>

  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">你 吃饭 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ chīfàn le ma?</span> <br/> Did you eat?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">老板 走 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn zǒu le ma?</span> <br/> Did the boss leave?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你男朋友 找到 新 工作 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou zhǎodào xīn gōngzuò le ma?</span> <br/> Has your boyfriend found a new job yet?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">妈妈，你 昨天 给 我 打电话 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Māma, nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le ma?</span> <br/> Mom, did you call me yesterday?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 今天 去 上班 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān qù shàngbān le ma?</span> <br/> Did you go to work today?</li>
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  <h2 id="with-a-topic">With a Topic</h2>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <p>Topic (+ Subj.) + Verb + <span class="hanzist">了吗?</span></p>
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  <p>NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the verb.</p>

  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">晚饭 你 吃 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Wǎnfàn nǐ chī le ma?</span> <br/> Did you eat dinner?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">衣服 你 洗 好 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Yīfu nǐ xǐ hǎo le ma?</span> <br/> Have you finished washing the clothes?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">作业 你 写 完 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Zuòyè nǐ xiě wán le ma?</span> <br/> Have you finishing doing homework?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 个 电影 你 看 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng nǐ kàn le ma?</span> <br/> Have you seen this movie?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 的 邮件 你 收到 了 吗？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de yóujiàn nǐ shōudào le ma?</span> <br/> Have you received my email?</li>
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  <p>Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more than the combination of the expressing completion with "le" pattern and the yes/no questions with "ma" pattern.</p>

  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Yes-no_questions_with_&quot;ma&quot;" title="wikilink">Yes-no questions with "ma"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Expressing_completion_with_&quot;le&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing completion with "le"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Rhetorical_Questions_with_&quot;nandao&quot;" title="wikilink">Rhetorical Questions with "nandao"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (p. 229)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本2</span>) (p. 17)</li>

    <li>A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (<span class="hanzi">外国人实用汉语语法</span>) (p. 429)</li>
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