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Juan Gomez 高佳恒
The use of 了 in this sentence ”不会了“ The other day asked a Chinese person: “除了中文 、英文你会讲别的语言吗?” He responded: “不会了” Could someone explain why 了 is used in this sentence? What does it imply? No action is completed and nothing seems to have changed. So, I'm kind of confused about this use. How does the meaning change if you remove 了 ? Thank you!

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Here, the "了" make the answer softly. Like this dialogue: -你还有钱吗? -没有了 we put ”了“ behind negative answer to make the tone softly. The meaning of the sentence would not change if we remove "了".
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if you use 了 at the end of this sentence, then the answer is kind of like "I cannot speak other languages yet" and the modal particle 了 makes the answer more euphemistic and humble. Without a 了 in the end, the sentence means"No, I can't".
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Actually it is the same meaning for having the "了“ or not. it is like a modal particle to show his honesty and humbleness. However, if you really want to make a difference, i can try to explain it. since you ask "除了”, that means you are asking for the extra kinds and amount of languages, the reply with 了 actually is putting an end to the possibility of him to grasp extra amount of languages that you thought he may have. Hope that it can help you~!^_^
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No meaning, just like "啊,哦,额". Chiness is a amazing language. Hope having fun
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it has not sense in this sentence.

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