<p>&quot;我学中文&quot; - &quot;I learn Chinese&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;我学了中文&quot; - &quot;I've learned Chinese&quot; [了 after a verb is a verb particle that indicates the verb is completed]</p>
<p><em>&quot;我学中文了&quot; - Depend on context, it can Imply &quot;我(開始)学中文了&quot; (I have started to learn Chinese) or &quot;我(肯)学中文了&quot; (I am willing to learn Chinese now).  了 after a verb phrase is a verb particle that indicates a change of situation. (change from not learning Chinese to learning Chinese or from unwilling to willing)</em></p>
<p>In &quot;我学了中文了&quot; (I've learned Chinese), the first 了 is a verb particle and the second 了 is a final particle.</p>
<p>A final particle is a particle placed at the end of a sentence to (a) indicate the sentence has ended (b) soften the tone of speech (c) to stress the sentence itself or add emotional tone to it.</p>
<p>&quot;我学了中文了&quot; is a valid sentence</p>

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2020-09-29T15:05:48.157Z
imo, 我学了中文了 would sound more like "I've been learning Chinese (for some time now)" though and 我学了中文 would be "I've learned Chinese".
Mat
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Tang Ho
<p>This is typical perfect-continuous in Mandarin:  V + 了 + ... + 了。  我学了中文了。 I have been learning Chinese.  Usually, there is a duration (length of time) complement:  我学了中文三个月了。  I have been leaning Chinese for 3 months.  ... &quot;and still going on&quot; is the center chore in this pattern.</p>

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2020-09-29T12:59:14.250Z
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James Liu 刘老师
<p>Is 我学了中文了 a good sentence? Is it possible to have 2 times 了 this way?</p>
<p>Are both of the following correct?</p>
<ul>
<li>我学中文了</li>
<li>我学了中文</li>
</ul>
<p>Is their combination also correct?</p>
<ul>
<li>我学了中文了</li>
</ul>

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2020-09-28T17:17:06.553Z
But what exactly are you trying to convey? I can only imagine these as answers to, “Did you study Chinese today?” and/or “what did you study today?”
Mou某
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2020-09-28T17:23:06.700Z
@Mo. Independently of what I am trying to say, I would like to know if they are meaningfully gramatically well-formed sentences.
O0123
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我学了中文了 - is it a good sentence?
# 我学了中文了 - is it a good sentence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-28)

Is 我学了中文了 a good sentence? Is it possible to have 2 times 了 this way?

Are both of the following correct?

* 我学中文了
* 我学了中文

Is their combination also correct?

* 我学了中文了

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: But what exactly are you trying to convey? I can only imagine these as answers to, “Did you study Chinese today?” and/or “what did you study today?”  
> **username_0**: @Mo. Independently of what I am trying to say, I would like to know if they are meaningfully gramatically well-formed sentences.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-09-28. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

"我学中文" - "I learn Chinese"

"我学了中文" - "I've learned Chinese" [了 after a verb is a verb particle that indicates the verb is completed]

*"我学中文了" - Depend on context, it can Imply "我(開始)学中文了" (I have started to learn Chinese) or "我(肯)学中文了" (I am willing to learn Chinese now). 了 after a verb phrase is a verb particle that indicates a change of situation. (change from not learning Chinese to learning Chinese or from unwilling to willing)*

In "我学了中文了" (I've learned Chinese), the first 了 is a verb particle and the second 了 is a final particle.

A final particle is a particle placed at the end of a sentence to (a) indicate the sentence has ended (b) soften the tone of speech (c) to stress the sentence itself or add emotional tone to it.

"我学了中文了" is a valid sentence

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: imo, 我学了中文了 would sound more like "I've been learning Chinese (for some time now)" though and 我学了中文 would be "I've learned Chinese".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-29. Score: 3

This is typical perfect-continuous in Mandarin: V + 了 + ... + 了。 我学了中文了。 I have been learning Chinese. Usually, there is a duration (length of time) complement: 我学了中文三个月了。 I have been leaning Chinese for 3 months. ... "and still going on" is the center chore in this pattern.


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