<p>昨天這個男孩沒有喝牛奶 sounds a bit formal.  </p>

<p>昨天這個男孩沒喝牛奶 is casual.  </p>

<p>No difference in meaning.  </p>

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2020-04-02T08:30:23.710Z
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dan
<p>In this context, it is exactly the same, there is no difference. I am Chinese, believe me. When you use these two sentences in your life, you can use either one to see your mood.</p>

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2020-04-02T06:22:59.713Z
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cloud
<p>They are exactly the same meaning giving your context, when they before a verb.</p>

<p>Also notice that, "没" itself have the meaning "not have". That means "没" = "没有" even when they before a noun.</p>

<ul>
<li>我没钱。= 我没有钱。= I have no money.</li>
</ul>

<p>There is a little difference between the Taiwan dialect of mandarin and the mainland one, maybe informal.  That is, when I say, "I have done it." In Taiwan version, we can say, 我有做过，in mainland, we say, 我做过。 But the negative form is the same, 我没（有）做过。
I am not sure "我有做过" is formal in Taiwan, but in mainland, it is definitely be thought as informal and "too Taiwan".</p>

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2020-04-02T06:16:17.533Z
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Y. Zhai
<p>I encountered this in one of my language learning apps. What is the difference between</p>

<p>昨天這個男孩沒<strong>有</strong>喝牛奶 (by google translate: The boy did not drink milk yesterday)</p>

<p>and</p>

<p>昨天這個男孩沒喝牛奶 (by google translate: The boy did not drink milk yesterday)</p>

<p>Do these mean the same thing? Or is there some slight difference between 沒有喝牛奶  and just 沒喝牛奶？</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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沒verb vs 沒有verb
# 沒verb vs 沒有verb

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-02)

I encountered this in one of my language learning apps. What is the difference between

昨天這個男孩沒**有**喝牛奶 (by google translate: The boy did not drink milk yesterday)

and

昨天這個男孩沒喝牛奶 (by google translate: The boy did not drink milk yesterday)

Do these mean the same thing? Or is there some slight difference between 沒有喝牛奶 and just 沒喝牛奶？

Thanks in advance!

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-04-02. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

They are exactly the same meaning giving your context, when they before a verb.

Also notice that, "没" itself have the meaning "not have". That means "没" = "没有" even when they before a noun.

* 我没钱。= 我没有钱。= I have no money.

There is a little difference between the Taiwan dialect of mandarin and the mainland one, maybe informal. That is, when I say, "I have done it." In Taiwan version, we can say, 我有做过，in mainland, we say, 我做过。 But the negative form is the same, 我没（有）做过。
I am not sure "我有做过" is formal in Taiwan, but in mainland, it is definitely be thought as informal and "too Taiwan".


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-02. Score: 2

昨天這個男孩沒有喝牛奶 sounds a bit formal.

昨天這個男孩沒喝牛奶 is casual.

No difference in meaning.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-02. Score: 1

In this context, it is exactly the same, there is no difference. I am Chinese, believe me. When you use these two sentences in your life, you can use either one to see your mood.


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