Word
我 得到 了 帮助。wǒ dédào le bāngzhù.
Meaning
I received help.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of wǒ dédào le bāngzhù.
我wǒ
I
了le
perfective particle
Used after a verb. Marks that an action is completed.
帮助bāngzhù
help
Questions & Answers about wǒ dédào le bāngzhù.
What does 得到 mean in this sentence?
得到 means to get, to receive, or to obtain.
So 我得到了帮助 means something like:
- I received help
- I got help
- I obtained assistance
In this sentence, 得到 is the main verb.
Why is there a 了 after 得到?
The 了 here is the perfective 了, which shows that the action was completed.
So:
- 我得到帮助 = I get / I receive help, or a more general statement
- 我得到了帮助 = I got help / I received help
In other words, 了 tells you the receiving of help actually happened as a completed event.
What role does 帮助 play here? Is it a verb or a noun?