The structure 再...也...
We use this structure to construct sentences like “no matter how…,still…”, “even if”.
The structure expresses that even in extreme conditions, an action will still happen in a certain way. There are usually two subjects in such sentences. The first should be stated before 再 and the second should be stated before 也.
Scheme
subject 1
predicate 1
adjective
subject 2
predicate 2
verb
Pay attention
After 也, we often use a modal verb such as or .
Examples
天气冷,我去上课
No matter how cold it is, I still have to go to school
tiānqì zài lěng, wǒ yě yào qù shàngkè
这个语法难,我要明白
I have to understand this grammar even if it is difficult
zhè ge yǔfǎ zài nán, wǒ yě yào míngbái
To make a negation, the negative particle should be stated after 也. Then the structure has the opposite meaning: no matter the situation, something will never be done or happen again.
Examples
这部手机便宜我不买,因为我已经有一部了
I won't buy this phone even if it's cheap, because I already have one
zhè bù shǒujī zài piányi wǒ yě bù mǎi, yīnwèi wǒ yǐjīng yǒu yí bù le
Usually 再 is stated after the subject and before the predicate. However there are also other cases that are possible. For example, when we use 再 as a part of the state complement:
Examples
你说得好听,我们不相信
No matter how convincing you state it, we won't believe it
nǐ shuō de zài hǎotīng, wǒmen yě bù xiāngxìn
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