How to Say ‘Have... yet? / question ending’ in Traditional Chinese
了嗎
le ma
[luh ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [了嗎] at the end asks whether something has happened yet or whether a situation has changed. You can reuse it in [到了嗎？] "Have you arrived yet?"
Phrase Breakdown
了
le
[luh]
aspect particle
Here, 了 helps show a current state or completed change before asking a question.
你等很久了嗎？我現在才到。
Have you been waiting a long time? I only just arrived now.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a statement to turn it into a yes-no question.
你等很久了嗎？
Have you been waiting a long time?
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