对了 (duì le) — (used after a verb) correctly; right (as in 猜对了, 答对了); (sentence-initial discourse marker) oh, that's right; by the way
Definition
对了 (duì le) has two unrelated uses: after a verb it marks an action as correct (猜对了 'guessed right'); sentence-initially it's a discourse marker meaning 'oh, that's right' or 'by the way'.
verb
(used after a verb) correctlyright (as in 猜对了, 答对了)(sentence-initial discourse marker) ohthat's rightby the way
Examples
- 。Zhè cì nǐ zhōng yú dá duì le liǎo.This time you finally answered correctly.
- 对了，。duì le, Wǒ wàng le gào sù nǐ men yí jiàn shì.Oh, that's right — I forgot to tell you something.
- ，对了。Tā jiǎn chá le sān biàn, què rèn méi yǒu xiě duì le.He checked three times to confirm he hadn't written it incorrectly.
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