HSK 5
用“再也不/没”表示强调
yòng “ zài yě bù / méi ” biǎo shì qiáng diào
Using '再也不/没' to Emphasize Complete Cessation
Explanation
再也不/没 is a way of emphasizing a complete cessation, meaning "never... again". 再 (zài) = again/anymore, 也 (yě) here works together to increase emphasis, 不 (bù) negates the future, 没 (méi) negates the past.
再也不 + verb (+了) for something that will not happen in the future; 再也没 + verb + 过 (guò) for something that has not happened even once in the past.
再也不 is used to express determination/a promise to end a behavior from now on (再也不出错了 = never make a mistake again). 再也没 is used to recount that from a certain point in the past onward, something has not happened even once (再也没见过 = never saw again).
不 points to the future/will, 没 points to the past/what has actually happened; choosing wrong will misalign the time. 再也没 almost always goes with 过.
Talking about a future matter but using 没 (wrong: 我再也没会出错; correct: 再也不会出错了). Sentences with 再也不 emphasize determination so they often have 了 at the end. Do not drop 也, because 再也 must go together to carry the full emphatic nuance.
Examples
Starting today, I will never make this kind of mistake again.
He never contacted me again.
I have never seen her again.
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