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<h1>Expressing "double negation"
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<p>There are two main methods for double negation. The simpler method is to use a double negative with modal verbs or predicate verbs. The more complicated method is to negate both the subject and the predicate.</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Negation before a Negative Word </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Negation before Single Noun </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h2>Negation before a Negative Word</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 不是 + 不 / 没 + Predicate</div>
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<div class="deux">Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate</div>

<p>The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 不 会 不 来 的 。
Tā bù huì bù lái de.
There is no way he's not coming. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 不 可能 不 知道 。
Tā bù kěnéng bù zhīdào.
There is no way she doesn't know about this. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 太 害羞 了 ，不是 不 礼貌 。
Tā tài hàixiū le, bù shì bù lǐmào.
She's too shy; It's not that she's not polite. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 不是 没有 钱 ，是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。
Tā bù shì méiyǒu qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.
It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 知道 你 想 减肥 ，但是 不 能 不 吃 早饭 。
Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì bù néng bù chī zǎofàn.
I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Negation before Single Noun
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<p>This structure is used for referencing, often with topic comments. 没有一个人 is equivalent to 没有哪个人 or 没有谁.</p>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">(Topic +) 没有 + [Single Noun] + 不 / 没 + Predicate + 的</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">没有 一 个 人 不 讨厌 他 的 。
Méiyǒu yī gè rén bù tǎoyàn tā de.
There is not one person who doesn't dislike him. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这些 菜 没有 一 个 不 辣 的 。
Zhèxiē cài méiyǒu yī gè bù là de.
There is no single one that is not spicy among these dishes. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 公司 的 员工 没有 一 个 不 会 说 英语 的 。
Wǒmen gōngsī de yuángōng méiyǒu yī gè bù huì shuō Yīngyǔ de.
Our company doesn't have a single employee who can't speak English. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 的 女朋友 没有 一 个 不 漂亮 的 。
Tā de nǚpéngyou méiyǒu yī gè bù piàoliang de.
None of his girlfriends were not beautiful. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 学校 的 学生 没有 一 个 没 参加 高考 的 。
Wǒmen xuéxiào de xuéshēng méiyǒu yī gè méi cānjiā gāokǎo de.
There wasn't a single student who didn't take the college entrance exam in our school.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also
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<h3>Sources and further reading
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<h4>Books</h4>
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