Verb phrasesHSK 3
Expressing ongoing duration with double 了
To talk about an ongoing action that began in the past, use Verb + 了 + Duration + 了. The first 了 indicates the action's completion of a certain amount, and the final 了 shows the action is still in progress. Without the second 了, the sentence would instead mean the action is finished.
구조
Subj. + Verb + 了 + Duration + 了
예문
- 你睡了一天了。Nǐ shuì le yì tiān le.You have been sleeping for the whole day.
- 他在北京住了两年了。Tā zài běi jīng zhù le liǎng nián le.He has been living in Beijing for two years.
- 这个会，他们开了两个小时了。Zhè ge huì, tā men kāi le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le.They've been holding this meeting for the past two hours.
- 我在这儿等了半个小时了。Wǒ zài zhè r děng le bàn gè xiǎo shí le.I have been waiting here for half an hour.
- 他们在酒吧待了一个晚上了。Tā men zài jiǔ bā dài le yí gè wǎn shàng le.They have been staying at the bar for the whole evening.