<p>我长胖了=I am putting on weight.</p>

<p>The other 3 versions are incorrect.</p>

<p>You should reverse it to express your purpose:</p>

<p>我（已经）不胖了。</p>

<p>我曾经很胖（但现在瘦下来了）。</p>

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2019-11-24T03:08:47.960Z
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Toosky Hierot
<p>Neither.</p>

<p>If you used to be <em>x</em> and you're not any more you'd just use a construct like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>以前很<em>x</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>(我)以前很胖</p>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p>Of course, 很 doesn't necessarily mean <em>really</em> or <em>very</em>, but if you want to change it to 有点 that's cool too:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>(我)以前有点(儿)胖</p>
</blockquote>

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Mou某
<blockquote>
<p>Suppose in the past I was fat, and now I'm no longer fat.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>You should say 我瘦下来了, 我变瘦了 or 我瘦了 in this case.</p>
<p>我胖了, 我变胖了 or 我长胖了 means <em>I'm getting fat</em>.</p>
<p>These are incorrect:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我长胖</p>
<p>我长了胖</p>
<p>我长了胖了</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<p>Suppose?? All theoretical of course.</p>

<p>我以前很胖，现在不胖了！真的哦！</p>

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Pedroski
<p>Suppose in the past I was fat, and now I'm no longer fat.  I'm wondering which 了 is appropriate:</p>

<ul>
<li>我长胖</li>
<li>我长胖了</li>
<li>我长了胖</li>
<li>我长了胖了</li>
</ul>

<p>I don't think we can just leave off the 了.  It makes sense to put 了 at the end as a <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Change_of_state_with_%22le%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">change-of-state 了</a>.  However, it also seems to make sense to use a <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_completion_with_%22le%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">completion 了</a> after the verb (which I believe is 长).  Yet the <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_%22le%22_after_an_object#Usage_of_Double_.E4.BA.86" rel="nofollow noreferrer">double 了</a> doesn't seem to apply here.</p>

<p>Baidu results indicate both 我长了胖 and 我长了胖了 are plain wrong (but suggests 我长了肥胖 is possible).  I don't understand why.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: If I was fat, and now I'm not, which is better: 我长胖 or 我长胖了 or 我长了胖 or 我长了胖了?</p>

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If I was fat, and now I'm not, which is better: 我长胖 or 我长胖了 or 我长了胖 or 我长了胖了?
# If I was fat, and now I'm not, which is better: 我长胖 or 我长胖了 or 我长了胖 or 我长了胖了?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-24)

Suppose in the past I was fat, and now I'm no longer fat. I'm wondering which 了 is appropriate:

* 我长胖
* 我长胖了
* 我长了胖
* 我长了胖了

I don't think we can just leave off the 了. It makes sense to put 了 at the end as a [change-of-state 了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Change_of_state_with_%22le%22). However, it also seems to make sense to use a [completion 了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_completion_with_%22le%22) after the verb (which I believe is 长). Yet the [double 了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_%22le%22_after_an_object#Usage_of_Double_.E4.BA.86) doesn't seem to apply here.

Baidu results indicate both 我长了胖 and 我长了胖了 are plain wrong (but suggests 我长了肥胖 is possible). I don't understand why.

**Question**: If I was fat, and now I'm not, which is better: 我长胖 or 我长胖了 or 我长了胖 or 我长了胖了?

**Tags:** word-choice, past-tense

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

我长胖了=I am putting on weight.

The other 3 versions are incorrect.

You should reverse it to express your purpose:

我（已经）不胖了。

我曾经很胖（但现在瘦下来了）。


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-11-24. Score: 5

Neither.

If you used to be *x* and you're not any more you'd just use a construct like:

> 以前很*x*

like:

> (我)以前很胖

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Of course, 很 doesn't necessarily mean *really* or *very*, but if you want to change it to 有点 that's cool too:

> (我)以前有点(儿)胖


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-11-24. Score: 2

> Suppose in the past I was fat, and now I'm no longer fat.

You should say 我瘦下来了, 我变瘦了 or 我瘦了 in this case.

我胖了, 我变胖了 or 我长胖了 means *I'm getting fat*.

These are incorrect:

> 我长胖
>
> 我长了胖
>
> 我长了胖了


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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-11-24. Score: 2

Suppose?? All theoretical of course.

我以前很胖，现在不胖了！真的哦！


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