<p>In this situation adding LE at the end means, &quot;now&quot; or &quot;already&quot;.</p>
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<p>That foreigner hasn’t taken a bus for a long time, now.</p>
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<p>What meaning does this &quot;now&quot; adds? Well, it adds a meaning of crossing some threshold in the mind of the utterer.</p>
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<p>Before now, his not taking a bus was alright, but now... well it's just not normal in some sence any more.</p>
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<p>I was practicing translating the following sentences:</p>
<p>Relax, this problem has already been solved!
放輕鬆吧，這個問題已經解決了。</p>
<p>That foreigner hasn’t taken a bus for a long time.
那個外國人很久沒有搭巴士了。</p>
<p>I feel I added 了 at the end of each sentence based on feel but am unsure why. If I omitted 了 would the sentences still be correct? What meaning is added by 了 in this case?</p>

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translations and 了
# translations and 了

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-11)

I was practicing translating the following sentences:

Relax, this problem has already been solved!
放輕鬆吧，這個問題已經解決了。

That foreigner hasn’t taken a bus for a long time.
那個外國人很久沒有搭巴士了。

I feel I added 了 at the end of each sentence based on feel but am unsure why. If I omitted 了 would the sentences still be correct? What meaning is added by 了 in this case?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

In this situation adding LE at the end means, "now" or "already".

> That foreigner hasn’t taken a bus for a long time, now.

What meaning does this "now" adds? Well, it adds a meaning of crossing some threshold in the mind of the utterer.

> Before now, his not taking a bus was alright, but now... well it's just not normal in some sence any more.


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