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| − | * 我 <em>没</em> 有 手机。 | + | * 我 <em>没</em> 有 手机。<span class="trans">I don't have a mobile phone.</span> |
| − | * 他 <em>没</em> 有 多少 钱。 | + | * 他 <em>没</em> 有 多少 钱。<span class="trans">He doesn't have any money.</span> |
| − | * 我们 <em>没</em> 有 自己的 房子。 | + | * 我们 <em>没</em> 有 自己的 房子。<span class="trans">We don't have our own house.</span> |
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How the verb 有 is properly negated.
Structure
Nearly all verbs can be negated with 不. The verb 有 is an exception, and must be negated with 没.
Subject + 没 + 有 + Object
Examples
- 我 没 有 手机。I don't have a mobile phone.
- 他 没 有 多少 钱。He doesn't have any money.
- 我们 没 有 自己的 房子。We don't have our own house.
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.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 51) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 382) →buy
