再 + Adj + 也 (however …, still …) · 再 + Adj + 也 (peu importe …, quand même …)
A rule survives even extreme busyness
- Someone suggests skipping lunch to finish work. You insist on a break.
- 再忙也要吃饭。 — Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
A rule survives even extreme busyness
- Someone suggests skipping lunch to finish work. You insist on a break.
- again / then再busy忙also也want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭。 — Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 再 + Adj + 也 (however …, still …): 再忙也要吃饭。; 再难也要坚持下去。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- again / then再 + Adj + also也 (however …, still …): again / then再busy忙also也want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭。; again / then再difficult / hard难also也want / will / need要to press on坚持下去。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Someone suggests skipping lunch to finish work. You insist on a break. What does 再忙也要吃饭。 communicate?
Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes. This 再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. 再吃一口 uses a different meaning of 再.
Follow the speaker
however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。
- In the opening situation: 再忙也要吃饭。
- Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Follow the speaker
however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。
- In the opening situation: again / then再busy忙also也want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭。
- Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: However busy, you still have to eat: ____ 忙也要吃饭。
再 + Adj + 也 … = however …, still …: 再忙也要吃饭.
再 + Adj pairs with 也 to keep the result firm.
Yes — 再…也…(要 / 不…).
Check the limit of the explanation
- This 再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again.
- 再吃一口 uses a different meaning of 再.
Check the limit of the explanation
- This again / then再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again.
- again / then再variant of 吃吃readily一口 uses a different meaning of again / then再.
The sentence asks the person to become busy again.
This 再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. 再吃一口 uses a different meaning of 再. Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 再忙也了要吃饭 needs repair here. Write 再忙也要吃饭 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form again / then再busy忙also也(completed / change)了want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭 needs repair here. Write again / then再busy忙also也want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 再忙也了要吃饭
The demonstrated form is 再忙也要吃饭. Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Keep the distinction
- Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- This 再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. 再吃一口 uses a different meaning of 再.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Keep the distinction
- Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- This again / then再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. again / then再variant of 吃吃readily一口 uses a different meaning of again / then再.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
What does 再 do to the adjective here?
再难也不放弃 = no matter how hard, won't give up.