再 + Adj + 也 (however …, still …)
No busyness excuses dinner
- again / then再 + Adj + also也 … = "however / no matter how …, still …".
- again / then再busy忙also也want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭 = "however busy you are, you still have to eat."
- again / then再 pushes the quality to its limit; also也 holds the result.
again / then再 + Adj + also也 …
- again / then再…also也… concedes any degree, yet keeps the conclusion.
however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。
- again / then再busy忙also也want / will / need要to have a meal吃饭 = "however busy, you still have to eat."
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Correct or broken?
再 + Adj + 也 concedes ANY degree — however much, the answer stands.
Practice
However busy, you still have to eat: ____ 忙也要吃饭。
再 + Adj + 也 … = however …, still …: 再忙也要吃饭.
Practice
再 + Adj pairs with 也 to keep the result firm.
Yes — 再…也…(要 / 不…).
Recap
Key idea
- again / then再 + Adj + also也 … — "however / no matter how …, 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not不to renounce放弃
- again / then再 maxes out the degree; also也 keeps the result firm
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
What does 再 do to the adjective here?
再难也不放弃 = no matter how hard, won't give up.