<p>Do a Search Q&amp;A (on the upper right field) on 就 and you will find extensive discussions on this character. </p>

<p>Simply put: '就' in '你怎么就睡在这里了呀?' Means 'just'. </p>

<p>Without further context, 'just' in "Why are you just sleep here?' Can carry different meanings too. For example: 'simply; only; merely; right away; then; must' and so on. Or even as a particle for emphasis</p>

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<p>你怎麼<strong>就</strong>睡在這裡了呀? - figuratively,  "of all places, why are you sleeping here?" 
vs
你怎麼睡在這裡了呀?  - "why are you sleeping here?"</p>

<p>This is a very interesting question. In this sentence, I feel it's used to convey a sentiment for emphasis, similar to:
就是啊 就是啊! vs 是啊 是啊!</p>

<p>In preparing my answer, I went through a google search of my own. I did find this old post, and perhaps it could be helpful to you:
<a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1903/how-is-%E5%B0%B1-ji%C3%B9-used">How is 就 (ji&#249;) used?</a></p>

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judester
<p>The sentence still makes sense, even if you remove 就.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>你怎么睡在这里了呀？</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Therefore, 就 is an adverb here, and emphasizes the verb, "sleep".</p>

<p>A few more examples are from 现代汉语词典:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>表示加强肯定</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>我<strong>就</strong>知道他会来的，今天他果然来了<br>
    我<strong>就</strong>不信我学不会<br>
    那<strong>就</strong>是他的家<br>
    幼儿园<strong>就</strong>在这个胡同里。</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><sub>现代汉语词典, page 697</sub></p>
</blockquote>

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<blockquote>
  <p>你怎么<strong>就</strong>睡在这里了呀？</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Searching 就 up on the <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Grammar Wiki</a> gives a pretty long list of usages, and I have no idea what (if any) is most applicable.</p>

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What does 就 mean in 你怎么就睡在这里了呀？
# What does 就 mean in 你怎么就睡在这里了呀？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-10)

> 你怎么**就**睡在这里了呀？

Searching 就 up on the [Chinese Grammar Wiki](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1) gives a pretty long list of usages, and I have no idea what (if any) is most applicable.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-10. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

The sentence still makes sense, even if you remove 就.

> 你怎么睡在这里了呀？

Therefore, 就 is an adverb here, and emphasizes the verb, "sleep".

A few more examples are from 现代汉语词典:

> 表示加强肯定
>
> > 我**就**知道他会来的，今天他果然来了  
> > 我**就**不信我学不会  
> > 那**就**是他的家  
> > 幼儿园**就**在这个胡同里。
>
> 现代汉语词典, page 697


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-10. Score: 0

Do a Search Q&A (on the upper right field) on 就 and you will find extensive discussions on this character.

Simply put: '就' in '你怎么就睡在这里了呀?' Means 'just'.

Without further context, 'just' in "Why are you just sleep here?' Can carry different meanings too. For example: 'simply; only; merely; right away; then; must' and so on. Or even as a particle for emphasis


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-10. Score: 0

你怎麼**就**睡在這裡了呀? - figuratively, "of all places, why are you sleeping here?"
vs
你怎麼睡在這裡了呀? - "why are you sleeping here?"

This is a very interesting question. In this sentence, I feel it's used to convey a sentiment for emphasis, similar to:
就是啊 就是啊! vs 是啊 是啊!

In preparing my answer, I went through a google search of my own. I did find this old post, and perhaps it could be helpful to you:
[How is 就 (jiù) used?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1903/how-is-%E5%B0%B1-ji%C3%B9-used)


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