Difference between revisions of "Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu""

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== Structure ==
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To express that something will never be done again, or never happen again, you can use this structure:
 
To express that something will never be done again, or never happen again, you can use this structure:
  
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Notice that 了 is used - in this case it's '''sentence 了'''. This is because ''it is now the case that'' the action will not be done.
 
Notice that 了 is used - in this case it's '''sentence 了'''. This is because ''it is now the case that'' the action will not be done.
  
Some examples:
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== See also ==
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== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
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*[[Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)]] (pp. 299) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7802006473 →buy] [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B002ZNK7JE&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B002ZNK7JE →买]
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* [[Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)]] (pp. 174) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301078617/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301078617 →buy]
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[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
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[[Category: Adverbs]]

Revision as of 02:05, 17 May 2012

Structure

To express that something will never be done again, or never happen again, you can use this structure:

Subject + 再也不 + Verb + Object + 了

Notice that 了 is used - in this case it's sentence 了. This is because it is now the case that the action will not be done.

Examples

  • 昨天 晚上 太 丢脸 了,我 再也不 喝 酒 了。
  • 再也不 说谎 了。
  • 再也不 要 抽烟 了。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books