"I just sent you a text message."

Translation: 我刚才给你发了一个短信。

[Chris349250]

My Chinese friend says my answer 我刚才发给了你一个短信 is correct

[Jean-Miche357968]

发给 ① to issue ② to grant ③ to distribute
发 to send out

[Chris349250]

发给你了should be accepted. My Chinese friends say that all the time

[R7fi9dwS]

I agree.

[JacobVSO]

Is it really necessary to use 了 here?

[Cinnamon5230]

Using 了 would be better, because it is "sent", not "send".

[KennyHolst]

刚才 usually goes with 了、unless it's with 没

[RobertEddy]

Isn't that character the only way we know action was completed in the past?

[kuyaC]

What about 发了给你?

[rianwardana]

I don't have any Chinese friends so I have to ask here, is 我刚才给你发短信 correct? Because in Google Translate it is more or less the same translation

[Denis.nkn]

You have to add 了 after 给 or 发 hence 发 just means send. Futhermore is more correct to add 一个 before 短信 because this sentece is precisely about A message and not messageS

[jamesjiao]

短信can also take the counter 条 - 一条短信.