Difference between revisions of "Negation of past actions with "meiyou""
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* 我 <em>没有</em> 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">I didn't go to bar.</span>
 
* 他们 <em>没有</em> 说话。<span class="trans">They didn't speak.</span>
 
* 他们 <em>没有</em> 说话。<span class="trans">They didn't speak.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 喝 你的 啤酒。<span class="trans">I didn't drink your beer.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 喝 你的 啤酒。<span class="trans">I didn't drink your beer.</span>
 
* 她 <em>没有</em> 看到 你。<span class="trans">I didn't see you.</span>
 
* 她 <em>没有</em> 看到 你。<span class="trans">I didn't see you.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 吃 早饭。<span class="trans">I didn't eat breakfast.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 吃 早饭。<span class="trans">I didn't eat breakfast.</span>
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* 昨天 我 <em>没有</em> 睡觉。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>没有</em> 买 水果。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 太太 <em>没有</em> 做 饭。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 宝宝 <em>没有</em> 哭。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 你 <em>没有</em> 生病。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>没有</em> 学习 中文。<span class="trans"></span>
  
 
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* 我 <em>没</em> 去。<span class="trans">I didn't go.</span>
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* 我 <em>没</em> 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">I didn't go to bar.</span>
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* 他们 <em>没</em> 说话。<span class="trans">They didn't speak.</span>
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* 我 <em>没</em> 喝 你的 啤酒。<span class="trans">I didn't drink your beer.</span>
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* 她 <em>没</em> 看到 你。<span class="trans">I didn't see you.</span>
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* 我 <em>没</em> 吃 早饭。<span class="trans">I didn't eat breakfast.</span>
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* 昨天 我 <em>没</em> 睡觉。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>没</em> 买 水果。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 太太 <em>没</em> 做 饭。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 宝宝 <em>没</em> 哭。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 你 <em>没</em> 生病。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>没</em> 学习 中文。<span class="trans"></span>
  
 
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{{Used for|Denying and refusing}}
 
{{Used for|Referring to the past}}
 
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{{Basic Grammar|没|A1|没 + V / 没有 + V|我 <em>没</em> 去 。|grammar point|ASGAUCXK}}
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{{Basic Grammar|没|A1|没 + V / 没有 + V|我 <em>没有</em> 去 酒吧。|grammar point|ASGAUCXK}}
 
{{Rel char|没有}}
 
{{Rel char|没有}}
 
{{Similar|Negation of "you"}}   
 
{{Similar|Negation of "you"}}   

Revision as of 06:22, 6 September 2013

Use 没有 (méiyǒu) to negate past actions (to say that someone didn't do something, or something didn't happen).

Structure

Usually verbs can be negated with 不, but that construction is used for habitual or present actions. If the verb is about an action in the past, though, 没有 should be used:

Subject + 没有 + Verb

Examples

  • 我 没有 去 酒吧。I didn't go to bar.
  • 他们 没有 说话。They didn't speak.
  • 我 没有 喝 你的 啤酒。I didn't drink your beer.
  • 她 没有 看到 你。I didn't see you.
  • 我 没有 吃 早饭。I didn't eat breakfast.
  • 昨天 我 没有 睡觉。
  • 我 没有 买 水果。
  • 我 太太 没有 做 饭。
  • 宝宝 没有 哭。
  • 你 没有 生病。
  • 我 没有 学习 中文。

Note that you can shorten 没有 to just 没:

  • 我 没 去 酒吧。I didn't go to bar.
  • 他们 没 说话。They didn't speak.
  • 我 没 喝 你的 啤酒。I didn't drink your beer.
  • 她 没 看到 你。I didn't see you.
  • 我 没 吃 早饭。I didn't eat breakfast.
  • 昨天 我 没 睡觉。
  • 我 没 买 水果。
  • 我 太太 没 做 饭。
  • 宝宝 没 哭。
  • 你 没 生病。
  • 我 没 学习 中文。

Remember that 了 is not used with 没有. 了 marks completed actions, whilst 没有 is used for actions that didn't happen. These two don't work together. This is a very common mistake for Chinese beginners, so be sure to be attentive to it.

See also

Sources and further reading

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