我跟他说了
“I told him”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“About your father asking you to go back, what do you think?”
我 跟他说了
“I told him”
“if he wanted me back, he had to trade 10 sheep for me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Setting harsh or exaggerated material conditions (like trading livestock) shows a speaker asserting independence against traditional family control.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
To tell someone; to speak with someone
The standard spoken pattern for indicating the recipient of spoken communication.
Marks the completion of the action of telling, indicating the stance has already been communicated.