<p>A. 他又没来上课<br />
B. 他又不来上课</p>
<p>These two sentences are showing different feelings of the speaker. Sentence A is describing a rather objective fact: He had been absent from class often, and he was absent once again today. It may translate to &quot;He didn't show up to class again.&quot;</p>
<p>Sentence B asserts the same fact as sentence A, but with a tone of condemnation besides. The words &quot;不来上课&quot; indicate the additional meaning that he was absent from class either without reason or on purpose. It may translate to &quot;He didn't want to show up to class again.&quot;</p>
<p>Both sentences can be ended with &quot;了&quot; to have an emphasizing tone, simply trying to attract more attention. Without &quot;了&quot;, it is a rather flat tone. The translation is &quot;He didn't (want to) show up to class, once again.&quot;</p>

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ytlu
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<p>没 + (v) = did not + (v) - <em>the verb is a completed action</em></p>
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<p>不 + (v) = do not + (v) - <em>the verb can be in any tense.</em></p>
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<p>You can say 明天不来上课 (will not come to class tomorrow) but not 明天没来上课 (did not come to class tomorrow)</p>
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<p>You can say 昨天没来上课 (did not come to class yesterday) or 昨天不来上课 (did not come to class yesterday)</p>
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<p>You can say 今天没来上课 (did not come to class today) or 今天不来上课 (do not come to class today)</p>
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<p>他又没来上课了 = he did not come to class again (没 indicates the absence of)</p>
<p>他又不来上课了 = he does not come to class again (不 indicates refuse to)</p>
<p>他又没来上课，又没通知學校 = He didn’t come to class and didn’t notify the school  (没 indicates the absence of)</p>
<p>他又不来上课，又不通知學校 = He doesn't come to class, and he doesn't notify the school  (proactively refuse to do either)</p>

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Tang Ho
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<p>他又没来上课 vs 他又不来上课</p>
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<p>他又不来上课 sounds like <em>he knew there was a class, but he didn't attend again</em>.  It's more subjective</p>
<p>他又没来上课 suggests <em>he didn't attend the class again for whatever reason.</em> It's more objective.</p>

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dan
<p>没 is objective, 不 is proactive.</p>
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<p>他又没来上课。</p>
<p>He is absent from the class again.</p>
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<p>他又不来上课。</p>
<p>He <strong>refuses (proactively)</strong> to be present in class again.</p>
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2021-01-19T02:54:48.250Z
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Victor
<p>There can be differences between 不 and 没, but not in the following case:</p>
<p>他又没来上课</p>
<p>他又不来上课</p>
<p>An example showing the difference:</p>
<p>他不想 (He doesn't want to)</p>
<p>他()沒想 (He hasn't thought about it)</p>

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fat penguin
<p>What's the difference between these sentences:</p>
<p>他又没来上课
他又不来上课()</p>
<p>Here: <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22#Negative_Form" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22#Negative_Form</a></p>
<p>it says both 没 and 不 can be used, and also after asking some native speakers one say the first is better, one say the meaning is different and one say that they're the same but the second sentence should have 了. Can anyone clarify?</p>

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What is the difference between 没 and 不 when used with 又?
# What is the difference between 没 and 不 when used with 又?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-08)

What's the difference between these sentences:

他又没来上课
他又不来上课()

Here: <https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22#Negative_Form>

it says both 没 and 不 can be used, and also after asking some native speakers one say the first is better, one say the meaning is different and one say that they're the same but the second sentence should have 了. Can anyone clarify?

**Tags:** grammar, mandarin, difference

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

A. 他又没来上课  
B. 他又不来上课

These two sentences are showing different feelings of the speaker. Sentence A is describing a rather objective fact: He had been absent from class often, and he was absent once again today. It may translate to "He didn't show up to class again."

Sentence B asserts the same fact as sentence A, but with a tone of condemnation besides. The words "不来上课" indicate the additional meaning that he was absent from class either without reason or on purpose. It may translate to "He didn't want to show up to class again."

Both sentences can be ended with "了" to have an emphasizing tone, simply trying to attract more attention. Without "了", it is a rather flat tone. The translation is "He didn't (want to) show up to class, once again."


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-08. Score: 1

> 没 + (v) = did not + (v) - *the verb is a completed action*

> 不 + (v) = do not + (v) - *the verb can be in any tense.*

> You can say 明天不来上课 (will not come to class tomorrow) but not 明天没来上课 (did not come to class tomorrow)

> You can say 昨天没来上课 (did not come to class yesterday) or 昨天不来上课 (did not come to class yesterday)

> You can say 今天没来上课 (did not come to class today) or 今天不来上课 (do not come to class today)

他又没来上课了 = he did not come to class again (没 indicates the absence of)

他又不来上课了 = he does not come to class again (不 indicates refuse to)

他又没来上课，又没通知學校 = He didn’t come to class and didn’t notify the school (没 indicates the absence of)

他又不来上课，又不通知學校 = He doesn't come to class, and he doesn't notify the school (proactively refuse to do either)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-01-09. Score: 0

> 他又没来上课 vs 他又不来上课

他又不来上课 sounds like *he knew there was a class, but he didn't attend again*. It's more subjective

他又没来上课 suggests *he didn't attend the class again for whatever reason.* It's more objective.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-01-19. Score: 0

没 is objective, 不 is proactive.

> 他又没来上课。
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> He is absent from the class again.

> 他又不来上课。
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> He **refuses (proactively)** to be present in class again.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2023-10-16. Score: 0

There can be differences between 不 and 没, but not in the following case:

他又没来上课

他又不来上课

An example showing the difference:

他不想 (He doesn't want to)

他()沒想 (He hasn't thought about it)


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