Friday, June 7, 2013

Usage of 没有

Usage One:
没有 basically means 'not have'. Here 有 functions as a verb which means 'to have'; and 没 functions as an adverb to negate the verb.
For example,
A-- Do you have a pen?
       你有笔吗?
B-- I don't have a pen.
      我没有笔。

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Sometime, we shorten 没有 as 没. So the dialogue above can also be:
A-- Do you have a pen?
你有笔吗?
B-- I don't have a pen.
我没笔。
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Usage Two:
没有 functions as auxiliary to negate the verb in past tense and perfect tense. It can also be shortened as 没。
For example,
didn't eat breakfast this morning.
今天早上我没有吃早饭
or
今天早上我没吃早饭

haven't gone to China.
没有去过中国。
or
没去过中国。
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The phrase 没有关系 is highly frequently used in our daily life. It means 'it's okay/ it's alright '
For example,
(Person A stepped on person B's foot by accident.)
A--  Sorry.
对不起。
B-- That's alright.
没有关系
or
没关系。

Another example,
Student--  Sorry, I didn't do homework.
对不起,我没有做家庭作业。
or
对不起,我没做家庭作业。
Teacher -- It's okay.
没有关系。
or 
没关系。
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