妈妈跑下楼来(了), 我弟弟跑回家去 (了)

[rydell]

Hello,

Could these two sentences 妈妈跑下楼来 我弟弟跑回家去 finish with the particle 了?


Thank you.

 

[brofeelgood]

Absolutely. The 了 would signal the end of the action. Without it, the reader would typically expect a continuation of the sentence.

- 妈妈跑下楼来... 下来干嘛?
- 我弟弟跑回家去... 然后呢?

 

[Sun14]

I don't agree with brofeelgood. In Chinese, “了” is a quite colloquial word and sometimes redundant word. It is find to use in conversation.

 

[SuperXW]

I agree with brofeelgood. 了 signals the end, and without it I would expect some follow-up action or clause.
Furthermore, 妈妈跑下楼来/弟弟跑回家去 ARE conversational scenarios, not some sentences you would find in a formal document.

 

[Sun14]

I agree with brofeelgood. 了 signals the end, and without it I would expect some follow-up action or clause.
Furthermore, 妈妈跑下楼来/弟弟跑回家去 ARE conversational scenarios, not some sentences you would find in a formal document.

I don't think so. It depends on the context. If we compose the sentence like: 听到快递员的叫喊，妈妈跑下楼来. I don't think “了” is needed here.

 

[SuperXW]

I don't think so. It depends on the context. If we compose the sentence like: 听到快递员的叫喊，妈妈跑下楼来. I don't think “了” is needed here.

Yes. In your sentence 了 is not needed, especially in a composition. Just, it is still part of a sentence, or part of a cause-effect sequence, not a stand-alone statement.
Anyway, it's better to have a context to discuss this.

 

[Sun14]

Yes, especially in a poetic way, we shall not include 了 in the sentence.