Difference between revisions of "Expressing "double negation""
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− | *我 <em>不是</em> <em>不</em> 知道 怎么 做 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù</em> | + | *我 <em>不是</em> <em>不</em> 知道 怎么 做 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù shì</em> <em>bù shì</em> zhīdào zěnme zuò.</span><span class="trans">It's not that I don't know how to do it.</span> |
*她 <em>不</em> 可能 <em>不</em> 知道 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> kěnéng <em>bù</em> zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">There is no way she doesn't know about this.</span> | *她 <em>不</em> 可能 <em>不</em> 知道 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> kěnéng <em>bù</em> zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">There is no way she doesn't know about this.</span> | ||
*他 <em>不</em> 会 <em>不</em> 来 的 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> huì <em>bù</em> lái de.</span><span class="trans">There is no way he's not coming.</span> | *他 <em>不</em> 会 <em>不</em> 来 的 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> huì <em>bù</em> lái de.</span><span class="trans">There is no way he's not coming.</span> | ||
− | *他 <em>不是</em> <em>没有</em> 钱 ,是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù shì</em><em>méiyǒu</em> | + | *他 <em>不是</em> <em>没有</em> 钱 ,是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù shì</em> |
+ | <em>méiyǒu</em>qián , shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.</span><span class="trans">It's not that he doesn't have money, it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.</span> | ||
*我 知道 你 想 减肥 ,但是 <em>不</em> 能 <em>不</em> 吃 早饭 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì <em>bù</em> néng <em>bù</em> chī zǎofàn.</span><span class="trans">I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.</span> | *我 知道 你 想 减肥 ,但是 <em>不</em> 能 <em>不</em> 吃 早饭 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì <em>bù</em> néng <em>bù</em> chī zǎofàn.</span><span class="trans">I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.</span> | ||
Revision as of 04:55, 20 December 2017
主要分两种,简单的是对能愿动词和谓语动词进行双重否定,较复杂的是对主语和谓语分别进行否定。
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Negation before a Negative Word
Structure
Subj. + 不是 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
Examples
- 我 不是 不 知道 怎么 做 。It's not that I don't know how to do it.
- 她 不 可能 不 知道 。There is no way she doesn't know about this.
- 他 不 会 不 来 的 。There is no way he's not coming.
- 他 不是 没有 钱 ,是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。
méiyǒuqián , shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.It's not that he doesn't have money, it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.
- 我 知道 你 想 减肥 ,但是 不 能 不 吃 早饭 。I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.
Negation before Single Noun
这个结构用于遍指,常常用topic comment。"没有一个人"相当于"没有哪个人"或者"没有谁"。
Structure
没有 + [Single Noun] + 不 / 没 + Predicate + 的
Examples
- 没有 一 个 人 不 讨厌 他 的 。 There is not one person who doesn't dislike him.
- 我们 公司 没有 一 个 员工 不 会 说 英语 的 。Our company doesn't have a single employee who can't speak English.
- 他 的 女朋友 没有 一 个 不 漂亮 的 。None of his girlfriends were not beautiful.
- 我们 家 没有 一 个 没 上 过 大学 的 。Our family doesn't have a single person who didn't go to college.
- 学校 的 活动 他 没有 一 次 不 参加 的 。There is no single school activity that he didn't attend.