Difference between revisions of "Negative adverb"

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Also known as: 否定副词 (fǒudìng fùcí).

Negative adverbs negate verbs and adjectives to make a negative statement. The main ones in Chinese are 不 (bù) and 没 (méi).

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 {{AKA|否定副词 (fǒudìng fùcí)}}
-Negative adverbs negate verbs and adjectives to make a negative statement.
+Negative adverbs negate verbs and adjectives to make a negative statement. The main ones in Chinese are [[不]] (bù) and [[没]] (méi).
 ==Characteristics==
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 == Notes ==
+== Notes ==
+* 不 and 没
+** 不 for present and future
+** 没 for past
+** 不 also for:
+*** 是
+*** Psychological verbs
+*** Frequent or habitual actions
+*** Auxiliary verbs
+** 没 also for:
+*** 有
+*** 没 alone can stand in for 没有
+** Using 不 with 都: (is intuitive)
+*** Before 都 means 'not all'
+*** After 都 means 'all not'
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 == Sources and further reading ==
+* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)] (pp. 105 - 116)
+* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B0041UGAJU&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B0041UGAJU 简明汉语语法学习手册 (Chinese Grammar Without Tears)] (pp. 181 - 188)
+[[Category:Adverbs]]
 [[Category:Function words]]