已经…了 yǐjīng … le

已经…了（yǐjīng … le）means “已经…了: 'already', marking a completed action or a state that has come about”. 已经 ('already') goes before the verb or adjective, and 了 closes the sentence to confirm the change is complete, e. Formation: 已经 + 动词/形容词 + 了

已经…了: 'already', marking a completed action or a state that has come about

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Formation

已经 + 动词/形容词 + 了

Explanation

已经 ('already') goes before the verb or adjective, and 了 closes the sentence to confirm the change is complete, e.g. 我已经吃了 ('I've already eaten'). Together they stress that the situation is now realized. The negative is 还没…(呢), not 已经…没.

Examples

我 已经 吃 了。
wǒ yǐjīng chī le.
I have already eaten.
电影 已经 开始 了。
diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐ le.
The movie has already started.

Note

Negative form is 还没(有)…(呢), e.g. 我还没吃呢.

FAQ

已经…了 — what does it mean and how is it used?

已经…了: 'already', marking a completed action or a state that has come about. 已经 ('already') goes before the verb or adjective, and 了 closes the sentence to confirm the change is complete, e.g. 我已经吃了 ('I've already eaten'). Together they stress that the situation is now realized. The negative is 还没…(呢), not 已经…没.

已经…了 — how do you form it?

已经 + 动词/形容词 + 了

已经…了 — any usage notes?

Negative form is 还没(有)…(呢), e.g. 我还没吃呢.

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