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Affirmative-negative questions: 去不去?

From the lesson “I'm studying at university”

Structure

Verb/Adjective + 不/没 + Verb/Adjective?

正反问格式是“×+不/没+×”,“×”是动词或形容词。动词正反问使用“不/没”,形容词正反问使用“不”。 Say the verb or adjective twice, with 不 or 没 in the middle, to ask a yes-or-no question: 你去不去? (Are you going or not?). Use 没 to ask about the past or something already done: 你去没去书店? Adjectives use 不: 贵不贵?

Examples

  • 它是不是在超市后边?

    Tā shì bu shì zài chāoshì hòubian?

    Is it behind the supermarket?

  • 你去没去学校?

    Nǐ qù méi qù xuéxiào?

    Did you go to school?

  • 这件衣服贵不贵?

    Zhè jiàn yīfu guì bu guì?

    Is this piece of clothing expensive?