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了 Action End Sth Le Auxiliary Verb Adjective

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English auxiliary 1 [after a verb or an adjective to indicate the completion of an action, at a point in the past or before the beginning of another action, or an expected or presumed action] 2 [at the end of a sentence, usu. after 了 for completed action, to indicate that sth. has taken place] 3 [at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of situation or state, whether actual or envisaged] 4 [after an adjective, with or without 太 “too”, to express an excessive degree, i.e. to indicate that sth. has gone to the extreme] 5 [in commands or requests in response to a changed situation]

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