Expressing "already" with "dou"

Nível: HSK 2 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

都⋯⋯了 (dōu... le) is a pattern used to express that something has already happened, similar to 已经 (yǐjīng)⋯⋯了. However, 都⋯⋯了 is used more emphatically, implying that the speaker holds some sort of attitude in relation to the event and is not merely objectively stating the facts, as with 已经⋯⋯了. The two options can actually also be combined in the pattern 都已经⋯⋯了. Here the meaning is the same as 都⋯⋯了. When 都⋯⋯了 (dōu... le) is used at the beginning of a sentence, it will usually be followed with 还 (hái) or 还在 (hái zài). This implies that the other party should stop some kind of action. 都 + Time + 了 • 都 九点 了 ，快点 起床 ！Dōu jiǔ diǎn le, kuài diǎn qǐchuáng!It's already nine o'clock. Get out of bed! • 都 十二 点 了 ，你 还 不 睡 ？Dōu shí'èr diǎn le, nǐ hái bù shuì?It's already 12 o'clock. Aren't you going to bed? • 都 二十一 世纪 了 ，你 还 这么 想 ？Dōu èrshí-yī shìjì le, nǐ hái zhème xiǎng?It's already the 21st century and you still think this way? • 都 一 个 小时 了 ，他 还 在 厕所 里 。Dōu yī gè xiǎoshí le, tā hái zài cèsuǒ lǐ.It's already been an hour, and he's still in the bathroom. • 都 一 个 星期 了 ，还在 下雨 。Dōu yī gè xīngqī le, hái zài xiàyǔ.It's been a week and it's still raining.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 都九点了，快点起床！ (dū jǐudiǎn le ，kuàidiǎn qǐchuáng ！): "It's nine o'clock, get up quickly!"
• 都十二点了，你还不睡？ (dū shíèr diǎn le ，nǐ huán bù shùi ？): "It's twelve o'clock, are you still sleeping?"
• 都二十一世纪了，你还这么想？ (dū èrshíyī shìjì le ，nǐ huán zhèyāo xiǎng ？): "It's the 21st century, do you still think so?"
• 都一个小时了，他还在厕所里。 (dū yī gè xiǎoshí le ，tā huán zài cèsuǒ lǐ 。): "It's been an hour, he is still in the toilet."

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