湯姆已經花了很多時間學法文。

Tom has spent a lot of time studying French.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
2 已經 yǐjīng already
=3 花 Huā surname Hua
=3 花 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇
=3 花 huā old variant of 花 huā
=3 花 huā
  1. variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
=4 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=4 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=4 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=4 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
5 很多 hěnduō many; much; a lot
6 時間 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time
7 學 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology
=8 法文 Fǎwén French language
=8 法文 fǎwén
  1. French language
  2. clause (of law)