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Expressing "not anymore" with 了 ("le")

了 le

Particle
HSK 2

Structure

不 + [Verb Phrase] + 了 没(有) + [Noun Phrase] + 了 已经 + 不 + [Verb Phrase] + 了 已经 + 没(有) + [Noun Phrase] + 了

Definition

“不……了”结构用于表示某个动作或状态不再继续，即“不再……”。

The structure '不……了' is used to indicate that an action or state is no longer continuing, meaning 'not anymore'.

Usage

该结构通常由否定副词“不”加上动词或形容词，再加上语气词“了”构成，强调情况已经发生变化。常用于回答或陈述中，表达决定改变或状态终止。

This structure is typically formed by the negative adverb '不' followed by a verb or adjective, and then the modal particle '了', emphasizing that a change has occurred. It is often used in responses or statements to express a change of decision or termination of a state.

Examples

  • 1 我不吃辣了。 (I don't eat spicy food anymore.)
  • 2 他不再抽烟了。 (He doesn't smoke anymore.)
  • 3 我们不去了。 (We are not going anymore.)
  • 4 她不喜欢他了。 (She doesn't like him anymore.)
  • 5 天气不热了。 (It's not hot anymore.)
  • 6 他不再工作了。 (He no longer works.)
  • 7 我不玩游戏了。 (I don't play games anymore.)

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