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Revision as of 07:25, 27 September 2012
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Expressing how long something has not been done is slightly different to expressing the duration of an action.
Subject + Duration + 没 + Verb + Object + 了
So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the end of the sentence. The verb has to be negated with 没, as the action hasn't happened.
Examples
- 他 已经 三 天 没 洗澡 了。
- 我 两 个 月 没 喝 啤酒 了。
- 他们 十 个 小时 没 吃饭 了。
