Negation of past actions with "meiyou"

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Structure

Usually verbs can be negated with 不. If the verb is about an action in the past, though, 没有 should be used:

Subject + 没有 + Verb

Examples

  • 他们 没有 说话。
  • 没有 喝 你的 啤酒。
  • 没有 看到 你。
  • 没有 吃 早饭。


Note that you can shorten 没有 to just 没:

  • 去。

Remember that 了 is never used with 没有. 了 marks completed actions, whilst 没有 is used for actions that didn't happen. These two don't work together.

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