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How to Use 了: Change of State

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ID: 7434 Elementary
In part 2 of our video mini-series looking at the character 了 le, we anaylse 了2 which is also known as the "change of state le"; when a situation is different to how it was before. For last week's video about the action complete le, click here. Tune in next week for the final episode.
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了表示表示新的情况出现或是原来的状况改变
le 了biǎoshì 表示biǎoshì 表示xīn de 新的qíngkuàng 情况chūxiàn 出现huòshì 或是yuánlái 原来de 的zhuàngkuàng 状况gǎibiàn 改变
le: indicated a new situation or a change in its original state
sentence了
sentence sentencele 了
sentence le
这个了用在句子的最后可以说是一种语气助词在意思上表示新的情况出现在语气上用来引起注意提醒建议评论劝告......等等
zhè ge 这个le 了yòng 用zài 在jùzi 句子de 的zuìhòu 最后kěyǐ 可以shuō 说shì 是yīzhǒng 一种yǔqì 语气zhù 助cí 词zài 在yìsi 意思shàng 上biǎoshì 表示xīn de 新的qíngkuàng 情况chūxiàn 出现zài 在yǔqì 语气shàng 上yònglái 用来yǐnqǐ 引起zhùyì 注意tíxǐng 提醒jiànyì 建议pínglùn 评论quàngào 劝告diǎn .diǎn .diǎn .diǎn .diǎn .diǎn .děngdeng 等等
This le is used at the end of sentences. You can say that it's like a modal particle. When used, it indicates a new situation in order to draw attention, to warn, to give suggestions, to make a comment, to give advice...etc.
下雨了
xiàyǔ 下雨le 了
It's raining!
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