<p>都。。。了 indicates past/completion of an event with an emphasis on time, and sometimes it's equivalent of <strong> don't you see </strong></p>

<p>都（下午2点）了，你还没吃午饭呐？
You didn't have your lunch yet? Don't you see it's 2 PM already?</p>

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2021-01-15T02:23:05.393Z
如果想表示惊讶，比如，A说"庆祝公司成立十年"，我感叹一句，"都十年了？！"这个"都"用英语怎么说呢？
Zhang
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2021-01-15T04:24:56.903Z
Has been代表完成时，"Wow...so it has been 10 years?! I cannot believe this."
moiaussi06
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2014-11-23T07:03:06.333Z
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moiaussi06
<p>It is used to make a(n angry) comment on how late something has happened. </p>

<pre><code>你看，都什么时候了，你怎么现在才来？
</code></pre>

<p>Look, how late it is, and you have only arrived now?</p>

<p>or simply:</p>

<pre><code>这都什么时候了！
</code></pre>

<p>How late!</p>

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2014-11-22T19:53:40.120Z
2014-11-22T19:53:40.120Z
imrek
<p>都。。。。。了 basically emphasize the current state.</p>

<p>Like 「我都已經開始做飯了，你們怎麼吃零食？」 (I started cooking, how come you are still eating snack?). In this case, cooking is not completed, yet you can still use
都。。。。。了.</p>

<p>In essence, it is same as 「我已經開始做飯，你們怎麼吃零食？」, without 都。。。。。了 (I started cooking how come you are still eating snack?)</p>

<p>Bear in mind that Chinese normally does not address tense, so the text like it does not necessary mean completion.</p>

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2014-11-24T04:57:43.347Z
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Ding-Yi Chen
<p>In the context ,都 is not refer to "all"。</p>

<p>"都...了" represent the level has already too high。</p>

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2014-11-24T07:53:14.093Z
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stonecutter
<p>"什么时候" means verbatim "what time"</p>

<p>But, when i add 都 (adverb meaning "all") and 了(particle indicating either change of state or completion), i can not grasp what meaning is conveyed by this phrase. </p>

<p>Is there a sentence structure "都。。。。。了", that would shed some light on the semantics or some other explanation ? </p>

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What is the verbatim translation for "都什么时候了" ?
# What is the verbatim translation for "都什么时候了" ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-22)

"什么时候" means verbatim "what time"

But, when i add 都 (adverb meaning "all") and 了(particle indicating either change of state or completion), i can not grasp what meaning is conveyed by this phrase.

Is there a sentence structure "都。。。。。了", that would shed some light on the semantics or some other explanation ?

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-23. Score: 6

都。。。了 indicates past/completion of an event with an emphasis on time, and sometimes it's equivalent of  **don't you see**

都（下午2点）了，你还没吃午饭呐？
You didn't have your lunch yet? Don't you see it's 2 PM already?

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 如果想表示惊讶，比如，A说"庆祝公司成立十年"，我感叹一句，"都十年了？！"这个"都"用英语怎么说呢？  
> **username_1**: Has been代表完成时，"Wow...so it has been 10 years?! I cannot believe this."  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-22. Score: 4

It is used to make a(n angry) comment on how late something has happened.

```
你看，都什么时候了，你怎么现在才来？

```

Look, how late it is, and you have only arrived now?

or simply:

```
这都什么时候了！

```

How late!


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-11-24. Score: 1

都。。。。。了 basically emphasize the current state.

Like 「我都已經開始做飯了，你們怎麼吃零食？」 (I started cooking, how come you are still eating snack?). In this case, cooking is not completed, yet you can still use
都。。。。。了.

In essence, it is same as 「我已經開始做飯，你們怎麼吃零食？」, without 都。。。。。了 (I started cooking how come you are still eating snack?)

Bear in mind that Chinese normally does not address tense, so the text like it does not necessary mean completion.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-11-24. Score: 1

In the context ,都 is not refer to "all"。

"都...了" represent the level has already too high。


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