就 and its use.

OleBrug
 April 05, 2011 at 09:03 PM posted in General Discussion

Hello everyone!

I'm having troubles translating this sentence :

我吃了饭就做作业。

I can't figure out if this means "I'll do my homework as soon as I have finished eating" or "I'll eat as soon as I have finished my homework"!

If someone could explain the logic?

Thank you!

Oliver

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OleBrug
 May 28, 2011 at 03:44 PM

Sorry for the late reply baba, but thanks a lot! ;) Very clear explanation.

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bababardwan
 May 28, 2011 at 10:53 PM

不用谢朋友 ：）

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bababardwan
 April 05, 2011 at 10:05 PM

your 1st translation is good:

"I'll do my homework as soon as I have finished eating"

the 了 indicates a completed action...eating in this case, the jiu in this case means "and then right away [I'll]"..whatever follows, in this case do the homework.