Comparing "zai" and "you"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

Both 再 (zài) and 又 (yòu) express the repeating of an action and can be roughly translated in English to "again." However, 再 is used to express actions that have not yet occurred (the "future again") and 又 is used for actions that have already occurred (the "past again"). They're not interchangeable. In addition, each word has a few special usages. 再 is used to express something that has already happened and will happen again . Subj. + 再 + Verb You need to use 再 for this usage; you can't use 又:

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我们下次再来吧。 (wǒmen xiàcì zài lái ba 。): "Let's come again next time."
• 我想再看一下。 (wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yīxià 。): "I want to take another look."
• 请再说一次。 (qǐng zài shuō yī cì 。): "Please say that again."
• 我要再看一部电影。 (wǒ yào zài kàn yī bù diànyǐng 。): "I want to watch another movie."
• 你可以再做一碗面条吗？ (nǐ kěyǐ zài zuò yī wǎn miàntiáo ma ？): "Can you make another bowl of noodles?"

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