Difference between revisions of "Negation of "you" with "mei""
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*[[Standard negation with bu]] | *[[Standard negation with bu]] | ||
*[[Inability with "mei banfa"]] | *[[Inability with "mei banfa"]] | ||
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 51) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] | ||
[[Category:A1 grammar points]] | [[Category:A1 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 07:32, 5 February 2012
Nearly all verbs can be negated with 不. The verb 有 is an exception, and must be negated with 没. The structure is:
Subject + 没 + 有 + Object
Some examples:
- 我 没 有 手机。
- 他 没 有 很多 钱。
- 我们 没 有 自己的 房子。
Remember that trying to negate 有 with 不 is a classic mistake that many people make in the early stages of studying Chinese:
- 我 不 有 汽车。
- 我 没 有 汽车。
Never use 不 with 有.
