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Chinese grammar: Expressing duration of inaction

Time:2015-07-31Source:Internet
Profile:Chinese grammar: Expressing duration of inaction
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Saying how long you have done something is pretty simple in Chinese. Saying how long you have not done something is just as easy.

Structure 
Expressing how long something has not been done is slightly different to expressing the duration of an action.
subject+duration+没+verb+object+了
So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the end of the sentence. The verb has to be negated with 没, as the action hasn't happened.

Examples 

Tā men liǎnɡ tiān méi chī fàn le.
他们 两天 没 吃饭 了。
They haven't eaten for two days.
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