Chinese grammar - 'Already' using 已经⋯ ⋯了 (yǐjīng... le)

'Already' using 已经⋯ ⋯了 (yǐjīng... le)

The structure 已经⋯ ⋯了 (yǐjīng... le) is used in Chinese to indicate that an action or state has 'already' been completed or achieved.

This structure can be used with both verbs and adjectives.

Examples:
	我已经吃完了。 wǒ yǐjīng chī wán le. I have already finished eating. 已经 (yǐjīng) means 'already'
	她已经有手机了。 tā yǐjīng yǒu shǒujī le. She already has a phone.
	他已经学会了开车吗？ tā yǐjīng xuéhuì le kāichē ma? Has he already learned to drive?
	天气已经冷了。 tiānqì yǐjīng lěng le. The weather is already cold.
	我们的孩子已经长大了。 wǒmen de háizi yǐjīng zhǎngdà le. Our children have already grown up.
	妈妈今天早上已经去市场了。 māma jīntiān zǎoshang yǐjīng qù shìchǎng le. Mom has already gone to the market this morning.
	学生已经回答了问题。 xuéshēng yǐjīng huídá le wèntí. The students have already answered the question.
	你的叔叔已经去日本了吗？ nǐ de shūshu yǐjīng qù rìběn le ma? Has your uncle already gone to Japan? 叔叔 (shūshu) means 'uncle'
	你为什么已经吃了冰淇淋？ nǐ wèishénme yǐjīng chī le bīngqílín? Why have you already eaten the ice cream? 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín) means ‘ice cream’
	她已经写完了信。 tā yǐjīng xiě wán le xìn. She has already written the letter.