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- {{Grammar Box}}
- 现在 (xiànzài) isn't the only way to express "now." You'll notice that in many common expressions, [[了|了 (le)]] is used in place of the word for "now."
- == Structure ==
- This pattern is actually the same as [[change of state with "le"]], but the examples below are somewhat idiomatic and can also easily be confused with a direct translation of "now" in Chinese, so they get special treatment here.
- <div class="jiegou">
- [New Situation] + 了
- </div>
- == Examples ==
- <div class="liju">
- * 知道 <em>了</em> 。<span class="expl">This is something I didn't know before now</span><span class="pinyin">Zhīdào <em>le</em>.</span><span class="trans">Got it. / I see.</span>
- * 懂 <em>了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Dǒng <em>le</em>.</span><span class="trans">Now I understand.</span>
- * 吃饭 <em>了</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Chīfàn <em>le</em>!</span><span class="trans">Time to eat!</span>
- * 我 走 <em>了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zǒu <em>le</em>.</span><span class="trans">I'm leaving now.</span>
- * 他 来 <em>了</em> 。<span class="expl">This can also mean "He's here now." Be careful! </span><span class="pinyin">Tā lái <em>le</em>.</span><span class="trans">He's coming over now. / He's on the way.</span>
- * 上课 <em>了</em> ！ <span class="pinyin">Shàngkè <em>le</em>! </span><span class="trans">Class begins now! </span>
- * 我 去 睡觉 <em>了</em> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ qù shuìjiào <em>le</em>.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to bed now.</span>
- * 快 点儿 ， 开会 <em>了</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Kuài diǎnr, kāihuì <em>le</em>! </span><span class="trans">Hurry up, it's time for the meeting now! </span>
- * 该 你 <em>了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Gāi nǐ <em>le</em>.</span><span class="trans">It's your turn now.</span>
- * 电影 开始 <em>了</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Diànyǐng kāishǐ <em>le</em>! </span><span class="trans">The movie is starting now! </span>
- </div>
- == See Also ==
- * [[Change of state with "le"]]
- * [[Uses of "le"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (p. 68) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy]
- * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 126-9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy]
- * [[Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar]] (pp. 238-99) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520066103?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0520066103 →buy]
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 217-8) [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]
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 64-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
- * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (p. 8) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
- *[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）]] (p. 239)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]
- === Websites ===
- * Chinesegrammar.info: [http://chinesegrammar.info/particles/le-grammar-summary/ Chinese le grammar summary (了)]
- {{Basic Grammar|了|A2|⋯⋯了|吃饭 <em>了</em>！|grammar point|ASGE5Q4J}}
- [[Category: A2 grammar points]]
- {{Used for|Referring to changes of situation}}
- {{Similar|Uses of "le"}}
- {{POS|Particles}}
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