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Grammar · Chapter 35

再也不, 再也没: never again

再也不 + verb + 了 · 再也没 + verb

再也 means 'never again' and always comes with 不 or 没. From now on it is 再也不 … 了: 我再也不喝酒了. About the past it is 再也没: 他再也没回来 'he never came back'. 再也 never stands without a negative.

Examples

  • 我再也不喝酒了。 Wǒ zàiyě bù hē jiǔ le. I'll never drink again.
  • 他走了以后,再也没回来。 Tā zǒu le yǐhòu, zàiyě méi huílái. After he left, he never came back.
  • 我再也不哭了。 Wǒ zàiyě bù kū le. I won't cry anymore.

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