<p>Here, 了 is an <strong>aspect particle</strong> placed directly after the verb &quot;保留&quot; (maintain/retain) to indicate the completion of the action and change of tense.</p>
<ul>
<li>他们仍然<strong>保留了</strong>... they neverthelessly (have) <strong>maintained/retained</strong>....</li>
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<p>In the sentence “即使在教室，他们仍然保留了自由散漫的天性”, is 了 an aspect particle or a modal particle? I thought that the modal particle needed to be at the end of the sentence, but I’m not sure why it would be an aspect particle in this sentence.</p>

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# Le aspect or modal particle

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-29)

In the sentence “即使在教室，他们仍然保留了自由散漫的天性”, is 了 an aspect particle or a modal particle? I thought that the modal particle needed to be at the end of the sentence, but I’m not sure why it would be an aspect particle in this sentence.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-04-29. Score: 1

Here, 了 is an **aspect particle** placed directly after the verb "保留" (maintain/retain) to indicate the completion of the action and change of tense.

* 他们仍然**保留了**... they neverthelessly (have) **maintained/retained**....


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