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<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>
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<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>
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<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_&quot;le&quot;" title=
"wikilink">expressing completion with "le"</a> pattern and the
<a href="Yes-no_questions_with_&quot;ma&quot;" 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_&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>
</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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;asin=B001J0ADWA&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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