Change of state with "le"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

了 (le) has many uses. You probably first learned 了 (le) as a particle that tells you an action is completed , which is also known as "了1." However, this article is not about that use of 了 (le); instead, it is about indicating a change of state (了2). In other words, there is now a new situation, or there is about to be a new situation. This whole "change of state" idea can take numerous forms, and this page includes some helpful examples. When an adjective indicates a change to the subject, 了 (le) is placed at the end of the sentence to indicate a change of state. Subj. + Adj. + 了 When following a verb or verb phrase, the 了 (le) indicates a change in an overall situation. For these sentences, sometimes you can translate this 了 (le) as "now."

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我饿了。 (wǒ è le 。): "I'm hungry."
• 孩子们都累了。 (háizǐmen dū lèi le 。): "The children are tired."
• 妈妈老了。 (māmā lǎo le 。): "Mom is old."
• 你胖了。 (nǐ pàng le 。): "You are fat."
• 你是不是生气了？ (nǐ shìbùshì shēngqì le ？): "Are you angry?"

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