Breakdown of jīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
很hěn
very
她tā
she
今天jīntiān
today
了le
perfective particle
Questions & Answers about jīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
Why does the sentence start with 今天? Could I also say 她今天穿了…?
Both are possible:
- 今天她穿了一条蓝色的裙子…
- 她今天穿了一条蓝色的裙子…
In Chinese, time expressions like 今天 usually go:
What is not natural is putting 今天 at the very end:
- ✗ 她穿了一条蓝色的裙子今天。 (sounds wrong)
So your sentence’s word order (今天 + 她 + 穿了…) is very typical and correct.
What does 了 after 穿 do here? Is it just past tense?
The 了 after 穿 is the perfective aspect marker. It marks the action as completed, not simply “past.”
她穿了一条蓝色的裙子。
→ The action of putting on the skirt is seen as completed (she got dressed in it).她穿一条蓝色的裙子。
→ Could be a general description (she wears this kind of skirt / she is wearing a blue skirt now), without highlighting the change or completion.
In practice, with a time word like 今天, 穿了 strongly suggests a specific event that happened today. Without 了, it’s more neutral or descriptive. Both can be used, but 了 emphasizes the event (“today, she put on…”).
Why is the measure word 条 used with 裙子? I thought 件 is used for clothes.