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How to Say ‘Has he come out?’ in Simplified Chinese

他出来了吗？

tā chū lái le ma

[tā chū lái luh ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 了 after an action marks it as done or a new situation, and 吗 makes it a question. You can reuse the pattern: 他走了吗？ "Has he left?"

Phrase Breakdown

他出来

tā chū lái

he came out

他 (he) + 出来 (chūlái, to come out). 来 is often light or neutral in 出来.

Example

他出来买东西。

He came out to buy things.

Words in this phrase

他

tā

[tā]

Third-person pronoun for a male.

Example

他在家。

He is at home.

出来

chū lái

[chū lái]

to come out; to go out

Verb meaning to leave home and go out, e.g. to socialize.

Example

周末一起出来玩吧。

Let's go out and have fun together this weekend.

了吗？

le ma

(has he) yet?

了 (completed action) + 吗 (question). Together they ask if something has happened. Both are light, neutral tones.

Example

你吃饭了吗？

Have you eaten?

Words in this phrase

了

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.

Example

我想了很久，还是决定联系你。

I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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