Sesuatu sudah terjadi sekali lagi? Gunakan again又 (yòu) — "lagi, sekali lagi." It looks backward at a repeat that's done, and it often carries a flick of annoyance, like English "again?!" (For "again" in the future, you want again / then再 instead — see the contrast below.)
Struktur: (Subject +) 又 + Verb + 了
Secara harfiah: "lagi — [kata kerja] — (dan itu telah terjadi)."
you你again又late迟到了。
Kamu terlambat lagi.
again又rain下雨了!
Hujan turun lagi!
today今天again又have to要work overtime加班了!
Hari ini kita harus lembur lagi!
Ingat: again又 melihat ke belakang, again / then再 melihat ke depan. again又to come来(completed / change)了 = "here we go again" (it happened); again / then再to come来first一次 = "do it once more" (it will). Future again / then再 takes no (completed / change)了; past again又 needs it.
Hati-hati
- again又 juga bekerja dengan negatif: he / him他again又not / haven't没to come来 ("he didn't come again").
- Untuk sesuatu yang akan berulang, padankan dengan want / will / need要: again又want / will / need要…(completed / change)了 ("here it comes again").