How to use 了 to express a change of state in Chinese

by | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics

le

(particle indicating a change of state)

le

(particle indicating a change of state)

FUNCTION

Particle 了 (le) has several meanings, and you will learn them all one by one.
In today’s lesson, it indicates that the state of something is about to change:

我们走

Wǒmen zǒu le.
We have to go.
(=We are about to leave now.)

STRUCTURE

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