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Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
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Similar to
- [Emphasizing negation with
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_negation_with_%22you%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "again" in the future with
"zai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_future_with_%22zai%22) (B1)
- [Advanced use of
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_use_of_%22you%22) (B2)
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Used for
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date](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_time_and_date),
[Referring to the
past](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_past)
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Keywords
[又](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%88),
[了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86)
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Translations
[again](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Again)
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Contents
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- [1 Affirmative
Form](#Affirmative_Form "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Negative
Form](#Negative_Form "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 Colloquial
Saying
又来了](#Colloquial_Saying_.E5.8F.88.E6.9D.A5.E4.BA.86 "wikilink")
- [4 Other
Usage](#Other_Usage "wikilink")
- [5 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [6 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [6.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [6.2
Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")
- [6.3
Websites](#Websites "wikilink")
(Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了
### Examples
- *又* 下雨 **了** ！*Yòu* xiàyǔ
**le**!It rained again!
- 你 *又* 迟到 **了** 。Nǐ *yòu* chídào
**le**.You're late again.
- 宝宝 *又* 哭 **了** 。Bǎobao *yòu* kū
**le**.The baby is crying again.
- 我 *又* 忘 **了** 。Wǒ *yòu* wàng
**le**.I forgot it again.
Negative Form
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### Structure
(Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb
### Examples
- 他 *又* **没** 来 上课 。Tā *yòu* **méi** lái
shàngkè.He didn't come to class
again.
- 你们 *又* **不** 付钱 ？Nǐmen *yòu* **bù**
fùqián?You don't pay? Again?
- 你 *又* **不** 参加 ？Nǐ *yòu* **bù**
cānjiā?You are not going to attend this?
Again?
- 对不起 ，我 *又* **没** 带 书 。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ
*yòu* **méi** dài shū.Sorry, I forgot to
bring the book again.
Colloquial Saying 又来了
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又来了 fits the above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it
expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as
the speaker is speaking. Literally it says "here it comes again," but
it's more accurate to translate it as "there it is again," or "there
\[he\] goes again." It indicates that the speaker is a bit annoyed that
it happened *again*.
Other Usage
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When it becomes clear that something is about to happen again, you can
also use 又. It's almost as if it has already happened in your mind. In
these cases, it's quite common for 又 to be immediately followed by 是
(shì), 要 (yào), 可以 (kěyǐ), 能 (néng), and you'll notice that there's
often a [了, indicating that something is about to
happen](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/About_to_happen_with_%22le%22).
Some examples:
- 今天 *又* **要** 加班 **了** ！Jīntiān *yòu*
**yào** jiābān **le**!We're going to work
late today. AGAIN!
- 老板 请客 ，*又* **可以** 吃 大餐 **了**
！Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, *yòu* **kěyǐ** chī dàcān
**le**!The boss is going to treat us. We
can have a big meal again!
- 快 过年 了 ，我们 *又* **能** 拿 压岁钱 **了**
！Kuài guònián le, wǒmen *yòu* **néng** ná
yāsuìqián **le**!CNY is coming soon. We
can get our new year money again!
See also
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- ["Both A and B" with
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Both_A_and_B%22_with_%22you%22)
- [Comparing "zai" and
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22zai%22_and_%22you%22)
- \[...you%22
"Both… and…" with "ji...you"\]
- [Advanced use of
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_use_of_%22you%22)
- [Emphasizing negation with
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_negation_with_%22you%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2
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- [New Practical Chinese Reader
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202)
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- [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp.
633) \[ →buy\]
- [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp.
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### Dictionaries
- [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp.
633) \[ →buy\]
- [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp.
588)
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- [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp.
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### Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Using 再 and
又](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0212.html)
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