又 + 不 / 没 (emphatic negation) · 又 + 不 / 没 (negación enfática)
Push back on an assumption
- Someone treats you as incapable of deciding for yourself.
- 我又不是小孩。 — 又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
Push back on an assumption
- Someone treats you as incapable of deciding for yourself.
- I / me我again又no不是child小孩。 — again又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
Someone treats you as incapable of deciding for yourself. What does 我又不是小孩。 communicate?
又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child. This is the emphatic use of 又. Other 又-negative combinations can describe repetition, so read the intended attitude in context.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 又 + 不 / 没 (emphatic negation). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我(emphatic)又not不am是child小孩。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is again又 + not不 / not / haven't没 (emphatic negation). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我(emphatic)又not不am是child小孩。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: It's not like I'm a child: 我 ____ 不是小孩。
又 + 不 / 没 strengthens the negation: 又不是小孩 (it's not like I'm a child). · 又 + 不 / 没 refuerza la negación: 又不是小孩 (no es como si fuera un niño).
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我又不是小孩。: 又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I / me我again又no不是child小孩。: again又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 又 add here? · ¿Qué añade 又 aquí?
This 又 adds attitude to a negation; it does NOT mean “again”. · Este 又 añade actitud a una negación; NO significa “de nuevo”.
Know the boundary
- This is the emphatic use of 又.
- Other 又-negative combinations can describe repetition, so read the intended attitude in context.
Know the boundary
- This is the emphatic use of again又.
- Other again又-negative combinations can describe repetition, so read the intended attitude in context.
In 又不是, 又 means “again”. · En 又不是, 又 significa “de nuevo”.
Here 又 is emphatic (mild protest), not “again”. · Aquí 又 es enfático (protesta leve), no “de nuevo”.
In the opening situation: 又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
This is the emphatic use of 又. Other 又-negative combinations can describe repetition, so read the intended attitude in context. 又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
Use the distinction
- 又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
- This is the emphatic use of 又. Other 又-negative combinations can describe repetition, so read the intended attitude in context.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- again又 reinforces the rejection of being treated as a child.
- This is the emphatic use of again又. Other again又-negative combinations can describe repetition, so read the intended attitude in context.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.