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= Expressing &quot;double negation&quot; =


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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.

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* [[#Negation_before_a_Negative_Word|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Negation before a Negative Word</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Negation_before_Single_Noun|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Negation before Single Noun</span>]]
** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]]
* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]]
** [[#Books|<span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>]]


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== <span id="Negation_before_a_Negative_Word" class="mw-headline">Negation before a Negative Word</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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Subj. + 不是 + 不 / 没 + Predicate


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Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate


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The [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate predicate] part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.

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* 他 ''不'' 会 ''不'' 来 的 。<span class="pinyin">Tā ''bù'' huì ''bù'' lái de.</span><span class="trans">There is no way he's not coming.</span>
* 她 ''不'' 可能 ''不'' 知道 。<span class="pinyin">Tā ''bù'' kěnéng ''bù'' zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">There is no way she doesn't know about this.</span>
* 她 太 害羞 了 ，''不是'' ''不'' 礼貌 。<span class="pinyin">Tā tài hàixiū le, ''bù shì'' ''bù'' lǐmào.</span><span class="trans">She's too shy; It's not that she's not polite.</span>
* 他 ''不是'' ''没有'' 钱 ，是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。<span class="pinyin">Tā ''bù shì'' ''méiyǒu'' qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.</span><span class="trans">It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.</span>
* 我 知道 你 想 减肥 ，但是 ''不'' 能 ''不'' 吃 早饭 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì ''bù'' néng ''bù'' chī zǎofàn.</span><span class="trans">I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.</span>


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== <span id="Negation_before_Single_Noun" class="mw-headline">Negation before Single Noun</span> ==

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.

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(Topic +) 没有 + [Single Noun] + 不 / 没 + Predicate + 的


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


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