再 vs 又 (again: future vs past) · 再 vs 又
Distinguish a new plan from a known recurrence
- A visitor came today and plans another visit tomorrow.
- 今天他又来了，明天再来。 — 又 marks today's recurrence; 再 proposes the next visit.
Distinguish a new plan from a known recurrence
- A visitor came today and plans another visit tomorrow.
- today今天he / him他again又to come来(completed / change)了，tomorrow明天again / then再to come来。 — again又 marks today's recurrence; again / then再 proposes the next visit.
A visitor came today and plans another visit tomorrow. What does 今天他又来了，明天再来。 communicate?
又 marks today's recurrence; 再 proposes the next visit. This is a useful basic contrast, not a past/future tense system. 明天又是星期一 is a known recurrence in the future; 再 also links subsequent steps, as in 先看再说.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 再 vs 又 (again: future vs past). 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.
he他again又late迟到了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is again / then再 vs again又 (again: future vs past). 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.
he他again又late迟到了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Future plan, no 了: 明天 ____ 来吧! (come again tomorrow)
明天再来吧 is a proposal for a further visit. The choice follows the intended recurrence, not a past/future tense system.
Read examples in context
tomorrow明天again再come来吧！
- In the opening example, 今天他又来了，明天再来。: 又 marks today's recurrence; 再 proposes the next visit.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
tomorrow明天again再come来吧！
- In the opening example, today今天he / him他again又to come来(completed / change)了，tomorrow明天again / then再to come来。: again又 marks today's recurrence; again / then再 proposes the next visit.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which says it ALREADY happened again? · 哪句表示已经又发生了?
他又迟到了 describes a recurrence that has happened. 又 can also anticipate a known recurrence, such as 明天又是星期一了.
Build: “He's late again.” (it happened) · 排一排:“他又迟到了。”
又 + Verb + 了: 他 + 又 + 迟到了. · 又 + 动词 + 了:他 + 又 + 迟到了。
Know the boundary
- This is a useful basic contrast, not a past/future tense system.
- 明天又是星期一 is a known recurrence in the future; 再 also links subsequent steps, as in 先看再说.
Know the boundary
- This is a useful basic contrast, not a past/future tense system.
- tomorrow明天again又to be / is是Monday星期一 is a known recurrence in the future; again / then再 also links subsequent steps, as in 先看to say again再说.
For the deliberate instruction come again tomorrow, 明天再来吧 is natural.
再 proposes another visit. This does not prohibit 又 in all future-time sentences.
又 is always past tense and 再 is always future tense.
This is a useful basic contrast, not a past/future tense system. 明天又是星期一 is a known recurrence in the future; 再 also links subsequent steps, as in 先看再说. 又 marks today's recurrence; 再 proposes the next visit.
Use the distinction
- 又 marks today's recurrence; 再 proposes the next visit.
- This is a useful basic contrast, not a past/future tense system. 明天又是星期一 is a known recurrence in the future; 再 also links subsequent steps, as in 先看再说.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparing adverbs.
Use the distinction
- again又 marks today's recurrence; again / then再 proposes the next visit.
- This is a useful basic contrast, not a past/future tense system. tomorrow明天again又to be / is是Monday星期一 is a known recurrence in the future; again / then再 also links subsequent steps, as in 先看to say again再说.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparing adverbs.