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HSK Grammar Words: Sentence-final particle
The HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists 11 words as sentence-final particle. Each is listed under the HSK level whose grammar introduces it, which is sometimes lower than the level of the word itself.
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HSK 1
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 了 | le | aspect particle; sentence-final particle | completed action marker; modal particle indicating change of state; modal particle intensifying clause |
| 吧 | ba | sentence-final particle | (modal particle indicating suggestion, surmise, or asking for agreement: ...right?; ...ok?; ...i presume) |
| 的 | de | structural particle; sentence-final particle | possessive particle ('s); attribute marker; nominalizer |
| 吗 | má | sentence-final particle | (coll.) what? |
| 呢 | ne | sentence-final particle | particle for questions (what about... / where is...); particle for pausing or emphasis; particle indicating continuous state |
HSK 2
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | sentence-final particle; interjection | ah!; exclamatory or modal particle |
HSK 6
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 啦 | la | sentence-final particle | sentence-final particle (exclamatory contraction of 'le a'); particle used to list items |
| 嘛 | ma | sentence-final particle | modal particle (obviousness); modal particle (pause for emphasis) |
| 罢了 | bà le | sentence-final particle | that's all, nothing more |
HSK 7–9
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 矣 | yǐ | sentence-final particle | classical sentence-final particle |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | sentence-final particle | that is all; nothing more |
GoMando practises every one of these words inside its full HSK 1–9 catalogue, with tone colouring and a review queue that brings back the ones you keep getting wrong.
