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Sunny's notebook entry: Apr 08, 2011 Hmm. What's the difference in meaning between these two sentences, and why do we use 没 instead of 不 (to express "I didn't see you today"). 我今天没看你。 我今天没看到你。

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“我今天没看你” emphasize on "Initiative to see".That means it is easy to recognize you, but i keep my sight away from you. And “我今天没看到你” emphasize on “accident”. That means i have not seen you today. Btw, I want to improve my english. I am working in Beijing. I wish we can help each other through chatting. My msn: [email protected]. Can you add me?
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Usually, we donot say 我今天没看你,this sentance sounds a little weird. I don't know what it exactly mean by. i suppose it' s meaning depens on the context. 我今天没看到你 is a correct and smooth way to express" i haven't been seen u for a whole day". ^^
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我今天没看你 ~ I have not looked at you today. 我今天不看你 ~ I will not look at you today. 我今天没看到你 ~ I have not seen you today or I did not see you today 没 here can be replaced by 没有, have not done sth I feel that 没 is used to describe some objective fact. while 不 is more subjective

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