再不…就…了: a conditional warning · 再不 … 就 … 了 (dernière chance)
The train departure is approaching
- 再不走，我们就迟到了。 The speaker warns that further delay in leaving leads to being late.
- This conditional warning presses for timely action. It does not report that the group has already left or already arrived late.
The train departure is approaching
- again / then再not不to walk走，we / us我们then / just就to arrive late迟到(completed / change)了。 The speaker warns that further delay in leaving leads to being late.
- This conditional warning presses for timely action. It does not report that the group has already left or already arrived late.
Connect continued non-action to a consequence
- Use 再不 + action，subject + 就 + consequence + 了 in the familiar warning: 你再不复习，就来不及了。
- Read 不 as part of the condition: if the action still does not happen soon, the consequence follows. Do not confuse it with 再也不, a strong no-repeat stance.
if … not now再不leave走then就late晚了。
Connect continued non-action to a consequence
- Use again / then再not不 + action，subject + then / just就 + consequence + (completed / change)了 in the familiar warning: you你again / then再not不variant of 复习复习，then / just就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了。
- Read not不 as part of the condition: if the action still does not happen soon, the consequence follows. Do not confuse it with ever again / any more再也not不, a strong no-repeat stance.
if … not now再不leave走then就late晚了。
____走，我们就迟到了。
再不走 supplies the condition of not leaving soon.
Identify condition and result separately
- In 再不走，我们就迟到了, the condition is not leaving soon; the warned result is lateness.
- The speaker connects the two, but the sentence alone does not give the departure time or prove how many minutes remain.
Identify condition and result separately
- In again / then再not不to walk走，we / us我们then / just就to arrive late迟到(completed / change)了, the condition is not leaving soon; the warned result is lateness.
- The speaker connects the two, but the sentence alone does not give the departure time or prove how many minutes remain.
Which consequence is warned about in 再不走，我们就迟到了?
就迟到了 is the predicted result of continued delay.
Which part is the condition in 再不走，我们就迟到了?
Continued non-action is the condition.
The condition can involve nature
- 再不下雨，庄稼就要干死了。 The warning concerns continued lack of rain and damage to crops.
- Rain is not a voluntary action by the listener. The pattern can warn about a developing situation as well as urge someone to act.
The condition can involve nature
- again / then再不下雨，farm crop庄稼will就要干死(completed / change)了。 The warning concerns continued lack of rain and damage to crops.
- Rain is not a voluntary action by the listener. The pattern can warn about a developing situation as well as urge someone to act.
Which meaning is stated?
Identify the meaning and evidence in each complete example.
The warning alone proves that the group is already late.
It presents a conditional consequence.
Match the complete example to the stated meaning.
Read the action, context and the stated evidence.
再不下雨，庄稼就要干死了 can warn about a non-voluntary natural condition.
Rain need not be a listener-controlled action.
Contrast urgency with refusal
- 再不去，就来不及了 warns about delaying a visit. 我再也不去了 expresses a strong intention not to go again.
- The forms differ in both structure and purpose. A single English “not go” shortcut hides the distinction.
Contrast urgency with refusal
- 再不去，then / just就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了 warns about delaying a visit. I / me我ever again / any more再也不去(completed / change)了 expresses a strong intention not to go again.
- The forms differ in both structure and purpose. A single English “not go” shortcut hides the distinction.
再不走就来不及了 alone states an exact departure time.
The deadline needs separate information.
State a useful warning
- If a deadline is essential, state it separately: 火车八点开，再不走就来不及了。 The time makes the warning easier to assess.
- In a new example, identify the condition, predicted consequence and any actual deadline. A warning is not proof that the consequence has occurred.
In a new example, identify the condition, predicted consequence and any actual deadline. A warning is not proof that the consequence has occurred.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
State a useful warning
- If a deadline is essential, state it separately: train火车八点to open (transitive or…开，again / then再not不to walk走then / just就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了。 The time makes the warning easier to assess.
- In a new example, identify the condition, predicted consequence and any actual deadline. A warning is not proof that the consequence has occurred.
In a new example, identify the condition, predicted consequence and any actual deadline. A warning is not proof that the consequence has occurred.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Which adds a checkable schedule to the warning?
八点 states the departure time.