對外漢語-了的位置及用法.doc

了for completed actionsExercisesOther terminology: aspectual particle 了1. When should I use it?When you want to express that an action is completed. Normally了should be placed after main verbs or at the end of sentences.t他HEmi le買了BUYLEsn zhng pio三張 票THREE ZHANG TICKETSHe has bought 3 tickets.t她SHEbji n li le把酒 拿來 了BA WINETAKE (TOWARDS)LEShe has brought the wine.2. When should I place the了at the end of a sentence, and when should I place it after the main verb of a sentence?1. If the object of a sentence is a simple one i.e. a noun, which is not attached to a numberand measure word, and not attached to a descriptive clause (的clause),了can be placed at the end of the sentence. In this case the particle了has many functions: it may indicate the completed action, or a change of situation, it may also indicate an imminent action.s. v. o. lewmen ch fn le我們吃飯了.WEEAT MEAL LEWehave eaten.Completed actionNow we are eating.(We didnt eat before.) Change of situationWe are about to eat.(我們要吃飯了.)3. Is it incorrect if I place了after the verb in a simple-object sentence?No, it is not incorrect, but it seems as if the sentence is not yet finished. It may look like the first clause of theverb了.就.construction. For example (Also see pattern 5.),tch le fn. (jiq kndinyng)他吃了飯. (就去看電影.)HEEAT LE MEAL. (JIU GO SEE FILM)After he finishes the meal.(hell go to see a film.)4. Can I place了at the end of a sentence that has a complex object?No. If the object of a sentence is a complicated one, i.e. it is preceded by a number word and measure word, or a descriptive clause,了is placed after the main verb of the sentence.s. v. le num.mw. o.t ch le ling wn fn他吃了兩碗 飯.HEEATLE TWO BOWLSRICEHe has eaten two bowls of rice.5. Where should I place了if a sentence has a time measure?If an action is attached to a time measure (e.g., duration , length of time) or an action measure (e.g., many times),了is placed after the main verb. The following three alternative patterns share the same feature, that is, they have了after the main verbs.s. v. le tm.(am.)de o. (le)t他HExu le ling ninde zhngwn (le)學 了兩年的中文 (了*)STUDY LE TWO YEAR DE CHINESE (LE)He studied Chinese for 2 years.s. v. o. v. le tm.(am.) (le)t xu zhngwn他學中文xu le ling nin (le)學了兩年 (了)o. s.v. le tm.(am.) (le)zhngwn t中文他n ge dinyng w那個電影我xule ling nin (le)學了兩年 (了)kn le ling bin (le)看了兩遍 (了*)I have watched that film twice.n sh w nin qin de sh le wmensh du nin delo pngyou le那是五年前的事了. 我們是多年 的老朋友了.THAT IS FIVE YEAR AGO DE MATTER LE WE ARE MANY YEARS DE OLD FRIEND LEThat incident happened 5 years ago We have been old friend for many years.6. Is a time measure placed after了in a negative sentence?No, negative sentences of this kind are normally in a different word order. The time-measure should be placed before the negation沒. For instance, if you want to say: I havent eaten Chinese food for ages. It should be in the following word order:s. tm. neg. v. o. lew我Iho ji好久LONG TIMEmi沒NOTch zhnggu ci le吃中國菜了EAT CHINESE FOOD LEI havent eaten Chinese food for a long time.7. Do I have to put the time-measures before沒in all negative sentences?No. If you want to deny an affirmative statement which has a time-measure, then the time-measure should be placed after the main verb.s. neg. v. tm. o.w mi xu sn nin zhngwn, w zh xu le ling nin我沒學三年中文,我只學了兩年.I NOTLEARN3 YEAR CHINESE, I ONLY LEARN LE 2 YEAR)I didnt learn Chinese for 3 years, I only did for 2 years.8. Do I have to put了after every verb in a sentence, if the sentence has a sequence of actions?If a sequence of actions in the sentence are completed,了is usually placed after the last verb of the sentence.s. v.1 o.1 v.2 le (tm. ) o.2t他HEq zhnggu去中國GO CHINAxu le s nin jngj學 了四年 京劇STUDYLE FOUR YEAR PEKING OPERAHe went to China to study Peking opera for 4 years.t他HEq zhnggu去中國GO CHINAmi le c q買了瓷器BUY LE CHINAHe went to China and bought some China.If you leave了at the end of sentences, it normally indicates a change of the situation. Lets compare the following two sentences:1. (Completed action) t q zhnggu xu le zhngwn 他去中國 學了中文. HE GO CHINA STUDY LE CHINESE He went to China and studied Chinese.2. (Change of situation) t q zhngguxuzhngwnle他去中國學中文了.HE GO CHINA STUDY CHINESELE He has gone to China to study Chinese. (Hes not here)9. Do I always have to place了after the last verb of a sentence when describing a sequence of actions?No. There is another sentence pattern, which indicates sequence of actions, but the first sequence in the sentence is conditional. In this sentence pattern了is placed after the first verb which is in the conditional clause, and the adverb就is placed before the second verb of the sentence. This kind of construction has a sense of urgency, which means that the action in the就clause takes place immediately after the completion of the first action.s. v.1 le o.1 jiu v.2 o.2t do le zhnggu ji zho pngyou.他到了中國就找 朋友.HE ARRIVE LE CHINAJIULOOK FOR FRIENDHell look for friend immediately after he arrives in China.As you can see, that sentence describes the action in future, but if you place another了at the end of the sentence, then it means that both actions have taken place.10. Do I always have to use了to indicate a completed action?No, not always. First of all, the particle了for completed action is not used in negative sentences. Instead沒should be placed before the main verb of the sentence.s. meiv. o.t mi ch fn.他沒吃飯.HENOT EAT MEALHe didnt eat the meal.11. Apart from the negation, are there any circumstances in which了is not used?In the following situations the particle了for completed actions is not used.1.了is not used for prolonged and regular actions in the past. In other words, if the sentence contains words such as每天,年年,常常. the particle了for the completed action is not used.w yqin zi zhnggu jiosh我以前 在中國教書.I IN THE PASTINCHINA TEACHI taught in China in the past.qnin w chngchnggn w npngyouq kn dinyng去年我常常 跟我女朋友去看電影.LAST YEAR I OFTEN WITH MY GIRLFRIEND GO SEE FILMSLast year I often went to see films with my girlfriend.2.了is not used in sentences which have modal verbs such as應(yīng)該,得(dei),可以,能,會,要,想, or for verbs which indicate feelings such as愛,喜歡,覺得,知道,愿意,肯.zutin n ynggiq kn t昨天你應(yīng)該去看他.YESTERDAY YOUSHOULD GO SEE HIMYou shouldve gone to see him yesterday.sh nin yqin t hn xihunch fgu ci十年以前 她 很喜歡吃法國菜.TEN YEAR AGOSHE VERYLIKE EAT FRENCHFOODTen years ago she liked eating French food very much.3.了is not used when是,在,有* are the main verbs of sentences.shng xnq t zi bijng上星期他在 北京.LAST WEEKHE WAS (IN) BEIJINGHe was in Beijing last week.yqin t yu hn du qin以前他 有 很 多錢.BEFORE HE HAD VERY MUCH MONEYIn the past he had a lot of money.If有(to posses) is used as the main verb of a sentence,了(for completed action) is not used. However,了can be used if the object of a sentence is an abstract one which has an implication of action, such as “development”, “improvement”他的學習有了很大的進步.He has improved greatly in his studies.4.了is not used for direct and indirect speeches.dir. speech zutin t wn w: n yo q zhnggu ma 昨天 他問我: 你要 去中國嗎? YESTERDAY HE ASK ME: YOU WANT GO CHINA MA? Yesterday he asked me: Would you like to go to China?indir. speech zutin t wn w: yo q zhnggu ma 昨天他問我要 去中國嗎. YESTERDAY HE ASK ME WANT GO CHINA MA Yesterday he asked me if I would like to go to China.As you can see, in the situations when the completed action了is not used, time-words are used to indicate the actions happened in the past.12. Is it true that if I use a time-word I dont have to use了?No. Time-words are needed when the completed action了cannot be used. But time-words have no effect on了when the completed action了is applicable. zutin wq mi le ling bn sh昨天我去買了兩本書.TESTERDAY I GO BUY LE TWOBEN BOOKYesterday I went out and bought two books.You cant say:zutin w q mi ling bn sh昨天我去買兩本書.The above sentence sounds uncompleted. The listener would expect more and would ask, and then what?13. Are there any constructions that cannot take an aspectual particle了?The completed action了is not applicable to the following constructions.1. The V+得construction (the complement of degree)zutin t fn zude hn b cu昨天 他飯作得很不錯YESTERDAY HE MEAL COOK DEVERYNOTBADYesterday he cooked meal very well.2. Description+的(The verbs in the descriptive clause dont take了, as they are not the main verbs of sentences.)zutin w mi de n bn sh hn yu ysi昨天 我買的那 本書很 有意思.YESTERDAY I BUY DE THATBENBOOK VERY INTERESTINGThe book which I bought yesterday is very interesting.14. Do I always have to consider the use of了when I see a past tense in an English sentence?No, not always. Remember: the了in this section is for completed actions, which is different from the past tense. Here is another example of a past tense English sentence which does not use the completed action了:qnin w fichng mng.去年我非常忙.LAST YEAR I VERY BUSYLast year I was very busy.The wordbusyacts as a stative verb which does not take the particle了of completed action.ExercisesYou can submit your work online hereClick here for answersA. Place 了 in the right in the following sentences, and give your reasons if了is not needed.1.昨天我去_大使館辦_簽證_.2.我已經(jīng)請_小王看_兩次電影 ,可是他還是那么不客氣_.真氣人_!3.上星期我去_北京看_朋友_.4.去年我常常在_路口的那家書店看_書.從來沒有人管_我_.5.前天晚上我在_你那兒吃_飯的時候,我聽見_她拉_小提琴拉_得真好聽_.6.十年前我在_中國住_.7.我研究_計算機研究_四年_.8.那本書我已經(jīng)看_三次_.B. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.Yesterday Xiao Wang asked me to borrow a Chinese newspaper from the library for him.