甜了

tiánle

phrase

Meanings

1 (it) turned out too sweet
2 (it has) become sweet

Characters

change-of-state particle

Examples

糖放多了，汤甜了。

Táng fàng duō le, tāng tiánle.

Too much sugar was added — the soup turned sweet.

这道菜甜了，下次少放点糖。

Zhè dào cài tiánle, xià cì shǎo fàng diǎn táng.

This dish came out too sweet — use less sugar next time.

Tips

grammar

甜了 is the adjective 甜 plus 了 marking a change of state — used when a dish has become (undesirably) sweet. Pair with 太甜 for a stronger complaint.

Stroke Order

甜 tián

了 le