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- 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).
- == Basic Usage ==
- === Structure ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- Subj. + Verb + Obj. + 了吗?
- </div>
- Note the order of 了 (le) and 吗 (ma).
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- * 你 吃饭 <em>了 吗</em>?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ chīfàn <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Did you eat? </span>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- </div>
- ==With a Topic==
- === Structure ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- Topic (+ Subj.) + Verb + 了吗?
- </div>
- NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the verb.
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- </div>
- 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"|yes/no questions with "ma"]] pattern.
- ==See also==
- *[[Yes-no questions with "ma"]]
- *[[Expressing completion with "le"]]
- *[[Rhetorical Questions with "nandao"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (p. 229) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (p. 17) [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 Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)]] (p. 429) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA →buy]
- [[Category:A2 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|了|A2|Verb + 了 + 吗?|你 去 <em>了 吗</em>?|grammar point|ASGYKDNF}}
- {{Rel char|吗}}
- {{Similar|Yes - no questions with ma}}
- {{Similar|Yes - Expressing completion with le}}
- {{Similar|Yes - Rhetorical Questions with "nandao"}}
- {{Used for|Asking questions}}
- {{Structure|Question Forms}}
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