Difference between revisions of "Again in the past with "you""

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Notice that 了 is used as the action is complete.
 
Notice that 了 is used as the action is complete.
 
=== Examples ===
 
 
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* 我们 <em>又</em> 学 了 一 遍。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yòu</em> xué le yībiàn.</span><span class="trans">We studied it one more time.</span>
 
* <em>又</em> 做 错 了 !<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> zuò cuò le!</span><span class="trans">You did it wrong again!</span>
 
* 宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 了。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yòu</em> kū le.</span><span class="trans">The baby is crying again.</span>
 
* <em>又</em> 过年 了 , 我们 <em>又</em> 长 了 一 岁 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> zhǎng le yī suì.</span><span class="trans">It's Chinese New Year again, we have grown a year older again.</span>
 
* <em>又</em> 该 我 请客 了 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> gāi wǒ qǐngkè le?</span><span class="trans">Is it my turn to treat again?</span>
 
* 如果 你 告诉 妈妈 , 妈妈 <em>又</em> 会 生气 了 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ nǐ gàosu māma, māma <em>yòu</em> huì shēngqì le.</span><span class="trans">If you tell mom, she is going to get angry again.</span>
 
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 06:24, 28 November 2016

Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you may want to use 又.

Structure

There are two words for "again" in Chinese. This depends on whether the repetition has happened, or whether it's going to happen.

If the repetition has happened, i.e. it's a repetition in the past, 又 is used.

Subj. + 又 + Verb + 了

Notice that 了 is used as the action is complete.

See also

Sources and further reading

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