Already with 已经…了

Structure 已经 + … + 了

已经 (yǐjīng) means "already" and almost always closes the sentence with 了, since both refer to something that has happened or changed: 我已经吃了 = "I’ve already eaten". 已经 goes before the verb; 了 at the end. For "not yet" you use 还没(有), not a negation of 已经.

Examples

我wǒ已yǐ经jīng吃chī了le。
I’ve already eaten.
他tā已yǐ经jīng走zǒu了le。
He’s already left.
已yǐ经jīng十shí点diǎn了le。
It’s already ten o’clock.

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