agines124 Posted October 22, 2017 at 10:51 PM Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 at 10:51 PM What is the difference between these sentences : 1. 刚才飞过去三架飞机。 2. 刚才飞过去了三架飞机。 I'm so confused about 了. Sometimes I see this together with 过 in a sentence and sometimes there is only one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stapler Posted October 23, 2017 at 03:51 AM Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 at 03:51 AM As far as I know it’s a kind of linguistic redundancy, like extra information. Both sentences mean the same thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Michelle Su Posted October 24, 2017 at 08:14 AM New Members Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 at 08:14 AM Don't worry. They are the same meaning. and you're right. 过+了 means Subject has already done something. [Edited by Lu to remove image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingfunny Posted October 24, 2017 at 08:21 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 at 08:21 AM I'm so confused. I saw a picture that didn't seem relevant, then I looked closer and saw the delicious food, then I looked even closer and saw the dodgy advertising... I feel dirty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted October 24, 2017 at 09:34 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 at 09:34 AM @somethingfunny me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted October 24, 2017 at 03:25 PM Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 at 03:25 PM On 2017/10/22 at 3:51 PM, agines124 said: Sometimes I see this together with 过 in a sentence and sometimes there is only one of them. 過 can be directional (like in this example, flew “over”) or aspectual (as Michelle Su pointed out, that something has happened/been done). Try not to get them confused. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelina Posted October 24, 2017 at 08:24 PM Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 at 08:24 PM 3. 刚才飞过去了三架飞机了。 It can also be something like this, where the first 了 is aspectual and the second one is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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