Uses of introduced in Lesson 5 Aspect particle
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Uses of 了 introduced in Lesson 5 Aspect particle了 Modal particle了 Supplementary materials created by Mary Jacob, UC Davis, revised 10/31/2021 Designed to complement Integrated Chinese level 1
L. 5: Uses of 了 w No 了 or 沒 with 是 w No 了 or 沒 with auxiliary verbs w For straight past narration, 了 not required if clear from context w Negative past uses no 了 but has 沒 before the first verb
L. 5: Uses of 了 w Modal particle了 • end of sentence • emphasizes new state w Aspect particle了 • after last verb • emphasizes quantity/quality of object
L. 5: Uses of 了 past negative affirmative
L. 5: Uses of 了 past negative object irrelevant No 了 沒 before first verb affirmative
L. 5: Uses of 了 past negative object unmodified 了 end of sentence only affirmative
L. 5: Uses of 了 past negative affirmative object unmodified object modified 了 end of sentence only 了 after verb or end of sentence
L. 5: Uses of 了 past negative affirmative object unmodified object quantified 了 end of sentence only 了 after verb or end of sentence 了 after last verb
L. 5: Uses of 了 past negative affirmative object unmodified object quantified 了 end of sentence only 了 after verb or end of sentence 了 after last verb