Question
8 Nov 2020
- Polish
-
English (UK)
-
Simplified Chinese (China)
-
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
Question about Simplified Chinese (China)
How do I know when to add 了 when speaking about someone's age?
what's the difference between, say 他今年四岁了 and 她女儿今年二十岁？
how does adding/omitting 了 change the meaning in this case?
How do I know when to add 了 when speaking about someone's age?
what's the difference between, say 他今年四岁了 and 她女儿今年二十岁？
how does adding/omitting 了 change the meaning in this case?
what's the difference between, say 他今年四岁了 and 她女儿今年二十岁？
how does adding/omitting 了 change the meaning in this case?
Answers
When you "disagree" with an answer
The owner of it will not be notified.
Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer.
Read more comments
- Simplified Chinese (China)
when talking about ages, there is no difference whether you use 了 in sentences or not.
[News] Hey you! The one learning a language!
Do you know how to improve your language skills❓ All you have to do is have your writing corrected by a native speaker!
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by native speakers for free ✍️✨.
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by native speakers for free ✍️✨.
Sign up
Related questions
- When adding 咯 at the end of a sentence, what does it mean? Is it like in a friendly way?
- “我等了老半天。” <--- What is the purpose of 老 in this sentence?
- How do I say my age? Let’s use 20 as an example. Do I say 我二十岁 or 我二十岁了
- what does the sentence in the picture mean? I assume it means 'Happy new year', is it correct? al...
- In Chinese, many words go before 儿 such as: 这儿、那儿、块儿、会儿、点儿、玩儿、… sometimes I hear people say thes...
Newest Questions
- As a child I used to go to movies with my parents. As a child I used to go to the movies with my...
- What does "hound (someone)" mean?
- What's the difference between "Yes, of course" and "No, of course"? context→https://hinative.c...
- What does the following audio clip say? leaving for school and work
- Drink this medicine and you’ll feel better. Take this medicine and you’ll feel better. どちらが自然ですか？
Topic Questions
- “I wish there would be no Covid-19 at this time next year.” ←Is this correct? I was taught we don...
- "Is childcare available on location?'' This question was posted on a shopping mall page. (Som...
- what does implication mean in your own simple words please
- "Food coma" means people feel tired after meals?
- could you give me a note on the pronunciation 😅
Recommended Questions
- 【再三再四】【三番五次】 一样吗? 请给我造句好吗? 谢谢
- 祝我的女孩 以梦为马聘天下 华羽为服 栖梧桐树 坚韧为翼 长空万里 付出甘之如饴所得归于欢喜 能一个一个简单的给我解释一下么？ 谢谢你
- 大家好，请改正我的错误。谢谢！ 作业是写作文。 互联网带来什么变化了？ 二十一世纪是互联网时代，我们每天都用网络学习、工作、看电影、看新闻，跟朋友聊天，买东西，什么的。互联网对我们...
- 大家好，这个《星运里的错》观后感。有一些我是用谷歌来翻译的。如果用词哪里不恰当求纠正！谢谢🙏 “星运里的错”是来自小说美国的一部电影。它是一部部关于一名年轻女孩的电影，她被诊断出患有肺癌，并参加...
- 幻想片电影《信条/ TENET/天能 》 昨晚我们俩口和儿子夫妻/ 儿子和儿媳/ 去看了电影《信条/ TENET》。 进电影院里之前， 先都要用手机登录电子出入名册后， 才能进。 ...
Previous question/ Next question
What’s this symbol?
The Language Level symbol shows a user's proficiency in the languages they're interested in. Setting your Language Level helps other users provide you with answers that aren't too complex or too simple.
-
Beginner
Has difficulty understanding even short answers in this language.
-
Beginner-Intermediate
Can ask simple questions and can understand simple answers.
-
Intermediate
Can ask all types of general questions and can understand longer answers.
-
Advanced
Can understand long, complex answers.
Sign up for premium, and you can play other user's audio/video answers.
Tired of searching? HiNative can help you find that answer you're looking for.
