Difference between revisions of ""meiyou" as a Verb"
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{{Rel char|没}} | {{Rel char|没}} | ||
{{Rel char|有}} | {{Rel char|有}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Negation of "you"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Standard negation with bu}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Inability with "mei banfa"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing existence with "you"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Basic comparisons with "meiyou"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Comparing "bu" and "mei"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Negation of past actions}} | ||
{{Used for| Expressing existence}} | {{Used for| Expressing existence}} | ||
{{POS|Verbs}} | {{POS|Verbs}} | ||
{{Translation|not}} | {{Translation|not}} | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 12 February 2014
]]没有 (méiyǒu) means "to not have" and can be used to express that someone or something lacks something else. This can be used to express a lack of something tangible, like a date for the prom, or something more abstract, like a goal in life, or time, or "patience for your shenanigans." 没有 can be shortened to 没 without altering its meaning.
Structure
Subject + 没有 + Noun
Examples
- 我 没有 工作。I don't have a job.
- 我 没有 面包。I don't have bread.
- 我 没有 朋友。I don't have friends.
- 我 没有 钱。I don't have money.
- 我 现在 没有 时间。I don't have time now.
- 我 没有 电脑。I don't have a computer.
- 我 没有 手机。I don't have a cell phone.
- 我 没有 房子。I don't have a house.
- 我 没有 车。I don't have a car.
- 我 没有 女朋友。I don't have a girlfriend.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 382) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 927) →buy
