philipbeckwith Posted March 8, 2021 at 02:59 AM Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 at 02:59 AM So I saw this apparently simple sentence: 王朋要了一杯冰茶。 It got me thinking, l learned before that when 了 is used for a marker of something that happened in the past, it should go with an action verb. 要 isn't an action verb. I would simply translate this as "Wangyou wanted a cup of iced tea," but I'm wondering if 了 has a different connotation here than I'm used to, or perhaps my ideas on 了were wrong. Can anyone help me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 8, 2021 at 07:31 AM Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 at 07:31 AM It can often be worth having a look at the dictionary entries in cases like this, as there may be a meaning you're not familiar with. Here, 要 can also be 'to ask for' or (in a restaurant or cafe, as this seems to be) 'to order'. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Archer_R Posted March 8, 2021 at 10:46 AM New Members Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 at 10:46 AM 要=order 要了=ordered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipbeckwith Posted March 8, 2021 at 11:52 AM Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 at 11:52 AM Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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