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Repeated actions in the past with 又 ("you4")

Repeated actions in the past with 又 ("you4")

又 yòu

Adverb

HSK 4

Structure

Subj. ＋ Verb + 了 + 又 + Verb， (还是 / 就是) ……

Definition

又用于表示过去动作或情况的重复，强调再次发生。

又 is used to indicate repetition of an action or situation in the past, emphasizing that it happened again.

Usage

用于描述过去某个动作或情况再次发生，常与时间状语连用，语气上带有“再次、又一次”的意思。注意与“再”的区别：“再”用于未发生，“又”用于已发生。

Used to describe that an action or situation happened again in the past, often with a time adverbial. It carries a sense of 'again, once more.' Note the difference from 再: 再 is for future/unrealized actions, 又 is for past/realized.

Examples

1 他昨天又迟到了。(He was late again yesterday.)
2 她又把钥匙丢了。(She lost her keys again.)
3 老师又讲了一遍这个语法点。(The teacher explained this grammar point again.)
4 我们昨天又去那家餐厅吃饭了。(We went to eat at that restaurant again yesterday.)
5 他又犯了一个错误。(He made another mistake again.)
6 雨又下了起来。(It started raining again.)

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