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The standard way to negate verbs in Chinese is with 不. To negate a verb, simply place 不 before it: | The standard way to negate verbs in Chinese is with 不. To negate a verb, simply place 不 before it: | ||
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| − | Almost all verbs can be negated with 不. The only verb that can never be negated with 不 is 有. | + | Almost all verbs can be negated with 不 ([[Negation of past actions|unless you're talking about the past]]). [[Negation of "you"|The only verb that can never be negated with 不 is 有]]. |
== Structure for Adjectives == | == Structure for Adjectives == | ||
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Use 不 (bù) to negate verbs in the present or future.
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Negating Verbs
Structure
The standard way to negate verbs in Chinese is with 不. To negate a verb, simply place 不 before it:
Subject + 不 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 我 不 是 德国人。I am not a German.
- 他 不 喜欢 你。He does not like you.
- 她 不 喝酒。She doesn't drink beer.
Almost all verbs can be negated with 不 (unless you're talking about the past). The only verb that can never be negated with 不 is 有.
Structure for Adjectives
Adjectives are also negated with 不 in the same way:
Subject + 不 + Adjective
Examples
- 我 不 饿。I'm not hungry.
- 他 不 热。He is not hot.
- 这 个 不 够。This is not enough.
