<ul>
<li><p>没有 means 'did not/ have not' when followed by a verb. e.g. 昨天没有上學 (Didn't go to school yesterday)</p>
</li>
<li><p>没有 means 'do not have' when followed by a noun.  e.g. 我没有錢 (I don't have money)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>In either case, 有 can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence</p>
<p>昨天没有上學 --&gt; 昨天没上學</p>
<p>我没有錢 --&gt; 我没錢</p>
<p>Omitting the 有 in 没有 makes the sentence sounds more direct(blunt) and colloquial and less formal</p>
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<p>我最近没有看到他 is 有 necessary?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It depends.</p>
<p>我最近<strong>没有</strong>看到他(more emphasis on the negative aspect)</p>
<p>我最近<strong>没看到</strong>他 (more colloquial)</p>
<p>我没有偷你的錢 sounds stronger as a denial than 我没偷你錢</p>

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2022-09-17T07:41:00.660Z
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Tang Ho
<blockquote>
<p>我最近没有看到他 // It somehow implies that I have been searched for him, but I failed. Or, if I have had seen him, I would probably have done something.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>我最近没看到他 // It says that I just haven't seen him (for no reasons). It's just a fact.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The nuance might not be that important, in practice you could probably use them interchangeably most of time I guess.</p>

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dan
<p>I'm trying to say <code>I haven't seen him lately</code>, I got two versions:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>我最近没有看到他</code></li>
<li><code>我最近没看到他</code></li>
</ul>
<p>My question is are they both correct and mean the same thing? Is it like in this case with <code>有</code> the <code>看到</code> is more like a noun, but without <code>有</code> the <code>看到</code> is more like a verb?</p>

<translation>
"I haven't seen him lately" 我最近没有看到他 is 有 necessary?
# "I haven't seen him lately" 我最近没有看到他 is 有 necessary?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-17)

I'm trying to say `I haven't seen him lately`, I got two versions:

* `我最近没有看到他`
* `我最近没看到他`

My question is are they both correct and mean the same thing? Is it like in this case with `有` the `看到` is more like a noun, but without `有` the `看到` is more like a verb?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-17. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

* 没有 means 'did not/ have not' when followed by a verb. e.g. 昨天没有上學 (Didn't go to school yesterday)
* 没有 means 'do not have' when followed by a noun. e.g. 我没有錢 (I don't have money)

In either case, 有 can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence

昨天没有上學 --> 昨天没上學

我没有錢 --> 我没錢

Omitting the 有 in 没有 makes the sentence sounds more direct(blunt) and colloquial and less formal

> 我最近没有看到他 is 有 necessary?

It depends.

我最近**没有**看到他(more emphasis on the negative aspect)

我最近**没看到**他 (more colloquial)

我没有偷你的錢 sounds stronger as a denial than 我没偷你錢


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-09-17. Score: 1

> 我最近没有看到他 // It somehow implies that I have been searched for him, but I failed. Or, if I have had seen him, I would probably have done something.

> 我最近没看到他 // It says that I just haven't seen him (for no reasons). It's just a fact.

The nuance might not be that important, in practice you could probably use them interchangeably most of time I guess.


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